[FM Discuss] translation

[Gregory Pittman]

On 10/28/2012 03:16 PM, ale rimoldi wrote:
> hi
>
>> I would like to add that the main problem with translations is not
>> even about FLOSS Manuals or Booktype.
> to me, the main problem with the translation was that i did not find a
> way to leave remarks and hints for the original version.
>
> while translating the scribus manual we found parts that were not as
> good as the rest of the book and almost rewrote them (not many of
> them...)
> it would have been nice to be able to leave a post it, saying that in
> the italian version we have different version that think is better...
>
>
For things like this, I think it can be quite acceptable to alter, and 
especially improve a manual when translating, and about all it might 
require would be either a preface or perhaps an additional chapter about 
the translation to mention these things. It's of course part of the 
value of an electronic manual that it can be corrected, updated, and 
improved over a period of time.

Greg