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www/education/po teachers-help-students-resist-...


From: GNUN
Subject: www/education/po teachers-help-students-resist-...
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2020 14:59:21 -0500 (EST)

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     GNUN <gnun>     20/11/15 14:59:21

Modified files:
        education/po   : teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.pot 

Log message:
        Automatic update by GNUnited Nations.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/education/po/teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.pot?cvsroot=www&r1=1.3&r2=1.4

Patches:
Index: teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.pot
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/education/po/teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.pot,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -b -r1.3 -r1.4
--- teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.pot      13 Nov 2020 11:31:21 -0000      
1.3
+++ teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.pot      15 Nov 2020 19:59:19 -0000      
1.4
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: teachers-help-students-resist-zoom.html\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-11-13 11:26+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2020-11-15 19:55+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 "</a>&nbsp;/ <a href=\"/education/education.html\">Education</a>&nbsp;/ <a "
 "href=\"/education/resisting-proprietary-software.html\">Resistance</a>&nbsp;/ 
"
 "<a "
-"href=\"/education/dangers-of-proprietary-systems-in-online-teaching.html\">Online
 "
-"teaching</a>&nbsp;/"
+"href=\"/education/dangers-of-proprietary-systems-in-online-teaching.html\"> "
+"Online teaching</a>&nbsp;/"
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@@ -61,24 +61,22 @@
 
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-"In the wake of the global COVID-19 emergency, the urgency of ensuring the "
-"continuity of classes left little to no space for a healthy debate on how to "
-"favor software that empowers students to learn. As a consequence, "
-"freedom-denying and privacy-violating software has seen widespread adoption "
-"in education."
+"When the global COVID-19 emergency began, schools switched to remote "
+"classes. The urgency of ensuring the continuity of classes left little space "
+"for debate on how to choose <a href=\"/philosophy/free-sw.html\">software "
+"that empowers students to learn</a>. As a consequence, <a "
+"href=\"/proprietary/proprietary.html\">freedom-denying and privacy-violating "
+"software</a> has seen widespread adoption in education."
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 "Zoom, a proprietary online conferencing program that is becoming more and "
-"more dangerously popular, is an example of such harmful "
-"technology. <strong>No educational institution should ever use it</strong>."
-msgstr ""
-
-#. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
-msgid ""
-"Please don't force students to install Zoom on their computers, or to use "
-"its web version."
+"more dangerously popular, is <a "
+"href=\"https://www.studentprivacymatters.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-zoom-for-education/\";>
 "
+"an example</a> of such harmful technology. <strong>Please don't ask students "
+"to install Zoom on their computers, or to use its web version which also "
+"runs Zoom code on their computers.</strong>."
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@@ -89,31 +87,33 @@
 msgid ""
 "It is unfortunate that you are using Zoom, a nonfree program that spies on "
 "users and takes away your students' computer freedom, along with your "
-"own. By using Zoom, students are dependent on a software they cannot "
-"inspect, study or change. Their freedom to learn about technology and how it "
+"own. Using Zoom, students are dependent on a program that a company can "
+"unilaterally pervert. Their freedom to learn about technology and how it "
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-"If you use Zoom, some students might decide to continue using it beyond your "
-"classes, effectively surrendering their privacy over communication, and "
-"would hence miss on the opportunity to learn how to keep control of their "
+"If you direct your students to use Zoom, they may form a bad habit and "
+"continue using it beyond your classes, effectively surrendering their "
+"privacy over communication. They will not learn how to keep control of their "
 "data and computing."
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-"There are better programs you can use for teaching remote classes, "
-"free/libre programs like <a "
-"href=\"https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi\";>Jitsi</a> or BigBlueButton.  "
-"By choosing these and <a "
+"From an ethical point of view, there are better programs you can use for "
+"teaching remote classes, free/libre programs like <a "
+"href=\"https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jitsi\";>Jitsi</a> or <a "
+"href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BigBlueButton\";>BigBlueButton</a>.  By "
+"choosing these and <a "
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 "software they use everyday, and some of them one day will be able to adapt "
 "it to their needs, serving a larger community. Those who will not pursue "
-"such curiosity, will still benefit from using a software that respects their "
-"freedoms and doesn't spy on them."
+"such curiosity, will still benefit from using a program that respects their "
+"freedom and doesn't spy on them. They will develop the good habit of not "
+"throwing away their freedom, too."
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@@ -122,20 +122,22 @@
 "learning, a crucial skill for any student. In fact, students will learn that "
 "it is in their power to run, study, modify and share any free software they "
 "wish, according to their own curiosity and needs. In contrast, by adopting "
-"proprietary software, students are taught to become mere consumers of a user "
-"interface, with no power over the technology they are using."
+"proprietary software, students are taught to become mere "
+"&ldquo;consumers&rdquo;<a href=\"#consumer\" "
+"id=\"consumer-rev\"><sup>[*]</sup></a> of a user interface, with no power "
+"over the technology they are using."
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 msgid ""
 "If you independently opted for using Zoom in your classes, we urge you to "
-"switch to software that respects your students' and your freedom."
+"switch to something more ethical."
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 #. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
 msgid ""
-"If Zoom was imposed on you by your school's administration, we recommend you "
-"to contact them and ask to drop Zoom in favour of a free program. Ask other "
+"If Zoom was imposed on you by your school's administration, we encourage you "
+"to contact them and ask them to let you change to a free program. Ask other "
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 "href=\"/education/edu-schools.html\">why</a> software freedom is paramount "
 "for education."
@@ -147,53 +149,51 @@
 
 #. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
 msgid ""
-"If you really can't remove Zoom, we propose this temporary workaround only "
-"as a last resort to help your students avoid using Zoom in the short "
-"term. We do not recommend it as a stable, long-term solution."
+"If you can't remove Zoom, we propose this temporary workaround only as a "
+"last resort so that students can take your class without feeling oppressed "
+"by Zoom. We do not recommend it as a stable, long-term solution."
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 #. type: Content of: <div><div><ol><li>
 msgid ""
-"A day or two before the class, post the visual materials for each day in "
-"some freedom-respecting way, so students can download them.Any simple "
-"old-fashioned web site is suitable for this."
+"A day or two before the class, post the visual materials in some "
+"freedom-respecting way, so students can download them. Any simple "
+"old-fashioned website is suitable for this."
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 #. type: Content of: <div><div><ol><li>
 msgid ""
-"Encourage students to phone the Zoom server; tell them the phone number and "
-"the code for the conversation. That way they can listen to the audio of the "
+"Invite students to phone the Zoom server; tell them the phone number and the "
+"code for the conversation. That way they can listen to the audio of the "
 "session, while they follow the visual materials alongside."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: Content of: <div><div><ol><li>
 msgid ""
 "Tell them that you regret the use of Zoom and show them which are the free "
-"programs to replace it. Explain that <a href=\"/education/edu-why.html\"> "
-"proprietary software such as Zoom has no place in schools</a> (or in any "
-"other aspect of life.) You could take this opportunity and talk about free "
-"software, and why <a "
-"href=\"/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html\">software freedom "
-"is even more important today</a>."
+"programs to replace it. Direct them to "
+"https://www.gnu.org/education/edu-why.html to see the reasons why "
+"proprietary software such as Zoom has no place in schools (or in any other "
+"aspect of life.)"
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 #. type: Content of: <div><div><ol><li>
 msgid ""
-"Make a recording of the Zoom conversation for each session, and post it in a "
-"freedom-respecting way soon after that session ends."
+"If permitted, make a recording of the Zoom conversation of each session, and "
+"post it for the students in a freedom-respecting way soon after."
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 msgid ""
-"If there were situations in which this solution is not feasible, such as "
-"examinations, and students refuse to use Zoom, then you, as a teacher, could "
-"set up a different meeting in parallel or an alternative exam session using "
-"one of the free programs mentioned above. Another possibility is to provide "
-"a computer in your school with Zoom installed, and let students take the "
-"exam using that computer. That way, they won't be forced to install non-free "
-"software on their computer, and the use of Zoom will be limited to the "
-"exam. If you opt for this choice, we recommend the school computer to run a "
-"<a href=\"/distros/free-distros.html\">free software distribution</a>."
+"If your school uses Zoom for examinations and students refuse to use it, "
+"then you, as a teacher, could arrange a different meeting in parallel or an "
+"alternative exam session using one of the free programs mentioned "
+"above. Another possibility is to set up a kiosk with a computer that has "
+"Zoom installed and let students take the exam using that computer. That way, "
+"they won't be forced to install nonfree software on their computers, and the "
+"use of Zoom will be limited to the exam. If you do this, we recommend that "
+"the school computer run a <a href=\"/distros/free-distros.html\">free "
+"software distribution</a>."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
@@ -208,23 +208,21 @@
 msgid ""
 "You will still be using Zoom, which is deleterious for your freedom. Some of "
 "your students will probably still be using Zoom, which is deleterious for "
-"their freedom. But, thanks to your efforts, some of them will avoid using "
-"Zoom."
+"their freedom. But, thanks to your efforts, some students will be able to "
+"avoid using Zoom, and that is a victory."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
 msgid ""
-"Please note that the workarounds we suggest here are only meant as a "
-"short-term solution to help teachers react quickly to oppose the use of "
-"nonfree software for remote lectures rather than deferring to the new "
-"academic year. In the long-term, it is crucial to migrate to free/libre "
-"software and online conferencing programs like Jitsi and BigBlueButton."
+"This workaround is meant as a short-term solution to enable students to "
+"avoid Zoom now rather than wait for the next academic year. In the "
+"long-term, it is crucial to migrate to free/libre software and online "
+"conferencing programs like Jitsi and BigBlueButton."
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 #. type: Content of: <div><div><p>
 msgid ""
-"All software and technology as a whole must be free, and this is a small "
-"step towards that goal. <a "
+"All software must be free, and this is a small step towards that goal. <a "
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 "computing even once is progress</a>."
 msgstr ""
@@ -236,6 +234,13 @@
 "successfully resisting nonfree software</a>."
 msgstr ""
 
+#. type: Content of: <div><div><div><p>
+msgid ""
+"<a href=\"#consumer-rev\" id=\"consumer\">[*]</a> The word <a "
+"href=\"/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Consumer\">&ldquo;consumer&rdquo;</a> "
+"should be avoided or used with care."
+msgstr ""
+
 #. TRANSLATORS: Use space (SPC) as msgstr if you don't have notes.
 #. type: Content of: <div><div>
 msgid "*GNUN-SLOT: TRANSLATOR'S NOTES*"



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