[Gaim-i18n] Bad language in Gaim

[Bjoern V. <bj...@cs...>]

Hello translators!

I found some i18n strings in Gaim which I don't like for different=20
reasons. Of course I can write a patch which changes these strings. But=20
I think it's better to change the strings after a voting from other=20
translators.

Here are the strings which I don't like:


#: ../src/gtkdialogs.c:100
msgid "hacker and designated driver [lazy bum]"
msgstr ""

I think it's abusive to call the retired developer Syd Logan a "lazy=20
bum". I think this not a humorous designation. The direct German=20
translation "Hacker und selbsternannter F=FChrer [fauler Arsch]" sounds=20
very bad. So I refuse to translate it directly anyway.

Does anyone know, what Syd Logan did for the Gaim project?


#: ../plugins/psychic.c:60
msgid "You feel a disturbance in the force..."
msgstr ""

This message is not bad language but it does not describe what's going=20
on. I asked the developer (Christopher O'Brien) about what his string=20
mean. He told me, that it means: "If a buddy begins to type a message to =

you a conversation window appears (with this message)". Unfortunately he =

does not want to change his string. So I need your votes.



#: ../src/gtkaccount.c:1297
msgid "you can see the butterflies mating"
msgstr ""

This may be a funny message. But also it does say nothing. It has=20
something to do with the proxy port option in the account dialogs. But I =

don't know the exact meaning.


Greetings,
Bj=F6rn