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Subject:    Re: [kde-promo] Request for string freeze exception (was: Re:
From:       Thomas Reitelbach <tr () erdfunkstelle ! de>
Date:       2009-12-29 17:43:07
Message-ID: 200912291843.07935.tr () erdfunkstelle ! de
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Am Dienstag, 29. Dezember 2009 18:22:25 schrieb Friedrich W. H. Kossebau:
> Hi translators,
> 
> time is running short while some of you are struggling to reach the release
> criteria. Still, can we please make another change?
> 
> The last tab ("Support KDE") of the About-KDE dialog (in all help menus)
> in trunk needs an update, as it still uses "KDE" if referring to our
> products. Sadly seems to be missed during the Rebranding efforts:
> 
> Lundi, le 28 decembre 2009, à 18:16, Jos Poortvliet a écrit:
> > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Friedrich W. H. Kossebau
> > 
> > <kossebau@kde.org> wrote:
> > > trunk/KDE/kdelibs/kdeui/dialogs/kaboutkdedialog_p.cpp:
> > > support->setText(i18n("<html>"
> > > "KDE is available free of charge, but costs are incurred and
> > > assets formed in its creation.<br /><br />"
> > > "Thus, the KDE community formed KDE e.V., a non-profit
> > > organization" " legally founded in Tuebingen, Germany. KDE e.V.
> > > represents" " the KDE community in legal and financial matters."
> > > " See <a
> > > href=\"http://www.kde-ev.org/\">http://www.kde-ev.org</a>" " for
> > > information on KDE e.V.<br /><br />"
> > > "KDE benefits from financial support. Most of the funds raised
> > > are used to "
> > > "reimburse members and others for expenses they incur when "
> > > "contributing to KDE. You are encouraged to support KDE through
> > > a financial "
> > > "donation, using one of the ways described at "
> > > "<a
> > > href=\"http://www.kde.org/support/\">http://www.kde.org/support/</a>."
> > > "<br /><br />Thank you very much in advance for your
> > > support.</html>") + "<br /><br />"); // FIXME: ugly <br /> at the
> > > end...
> > > 
> > > So what would be a better text?
> > 
> > The changes can be minimal. Change the first "KDE" to "KDE Software"
> > and we're basically done.
> > 
> > The text ain't perfect indeed (as the comment on the bottom sais) but
> > it's ok enough if we want to keep changes minimal before this freeze.
> > 
> > A full rewrite of the text could be something like this:
> > 
> > support->setText(i18n("<html>"
> > "KDE software is and will always be available free of charge, however
> > creating it is not free.<br /><br />"
> > "To support development the KDE community has formed the KDE e.V., a
> > non-profit organization "
> > "legally founded in Germany. KDE e.V. represents the KDE community in
> > legal and financial matters. "
> > "See <a href=\"http://www.kde-ev.org/\">http://www.kde-ev.org</a>"
> > " for information on KDE e.V.<br /><br />"
> > "KDE benefits from many kinds of contributions, including financial. "
> > "We use the funds to reimburse members and others for expenses "
> > "they incur when contributing. Further funds are used for legal "
> > "support and organizing conferences and meetings. <br /> <br />"
> > "We would like to encourage you to support our efforts with a "
> > "financial donation, using one of the ways described at "
> > "<a
> > href=\"http://www.kde.org/support/\">http://www.kde.org/support/</a>."
> > "<br /><br />Thank you very much in advance for your support.</html>") +
> > "<br /><br />");
> 
> So, are you able to cope with the rewrite (which would be preferred as this
> text appears in each and every program) or do you rather prefer the minor
> change? Or no change at all at this moment?

We (the german team) would be able to translate  the rewrite in time, but is 
this change really necessary right now? 
It's not a bug. Neither the function of software nor usability is impaired by 
the missed rebranded text. And I guess that rebranding has to take place at 
several more places in KDE software anyway.

This is just my 2 cent. If others say OK, then change it. Otherwise I'd say, 
let's wait until string freeze is over.

Cheers
Thomas

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