www/server/standards README.translations.html

[Therese Godefroy]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Therese Godefroy <th_g> 14/11/22 12:20:17

Modified files:
        server/standards: README.translations.html 

Log message:
        Explain the meaning of 'surveillance' in English, and point out a 
translation issue in some languages, as requested by RMS.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/standards/README.translations.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.243&r2=1.244

Patches:
Index: README.translations.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/server/standards/README.translations.html,v
retrieving revision 1.243
retrieving revision 1.244
diff -u -b -r1.243 -r1.244
--- README.translations.html    24 Jun 2014 17:00:07 -0000      1.243
+++ README.translations.html    22 Nov 2014 12:20:15 -0000      1.244
@@ -227,6 +227,21 @@
     Management&rdquo;, translate that.  Where the English text says
     &ldquo;Digital Restrictions Management&rdquo;, translate
     that.</p></li>
+
+  <li><p><strong>Surveillance</strong>. This word has false-friends in 
+    roman languages because of its latin root. In English, it specifically 
+    means the close observation of a person or organization under 
+    suspicion of wrongdoing; this makes the surveillee unsafe. In some 
+    roman languages on the other hand (for instance in French), the 
+    false-friend of &ldquo;surveillance&rdquo; is used more widely; it 
+    may describe the benevolent watch of a shepherd over his sheep or of 
+    a teacher over her students.</p>
+
+    <p>When translating &ldquo;surveillance&rdquo;, please make sure you 
+    don't use a word which could be interpreted as &ldquo;benevolent 
+    watch.&rdquo; If there is no specialized term, the word which means 
+    &ldquo;spying&rdquo; may be adequate in the context of proprietary 
+    software.</p></li>
 </ul>
 
 <p>For more info, see <a
@@ -647,7 +662,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2014/06/24 17:00:07 $
+$Date: 2014/11/22 12:20:15 $
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