Re: [proofread] [needs translation] September Newsletter

"Richard L. Schmeidler" <[email protected]> Tue, 2 Sep 2025 08:51:34 -0400
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That looks just fine.  Thank you.  As so often happens, it can be better to
find a way to avoid a difficulty instead of trying to solve it.

On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM Ana Galan <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> i went through your changes but I am not so happy wtih this one so I am
> making a proposal
>
> On 8/31/25 16:57, Richard L. Schmeidler wrote:
> > 2. Table of Contents:  'ilovefs: How we celebrate "I Love Free
> > Software Day" in Potteries, UK'  I suggest replacing "we" with
> > "they."  Elsewhere in the Table of Contents, "we" refers to those
> > responsible for this newsletter, not the FSFE as a whole.  Much the
> > same issue appears in my #8, below.
>
> My proposal is  How "I Love Free Software Day" is celebrated in
> Potteries, UK'
>
> I was not so sure with the they as the idea of that interview (and more
> to come) is to show more our community so I preferred the we referring
> to everyone even if we were not part of it.  So i think maybe in passive
> is easier to have it grammatically correct and still not focus on what
> they are doing but the thing they are doing.
>
> Best,
>
> Ana
>
>

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