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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Chinese translation of Documentation/HOWTO
Hi,
2007/6/20, Li Yang-r58472 <LeoLi@freescale.com>:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dave young [mailto:hidave.darkstar@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:58 AM
> > To: WANG Cong
> > Cc: Li Yang-r58472; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; gregkh@suse.de;
> TripleX Chung;
> > Maggie Chen; Tejun Heo; Fengguang Wu; Chen Li-jun
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] Chinese translation of Documentation/HOWTO
> >
> > Hi,
> > IMHO, it is not very suitable for translations merging into kernel.
> >
> > first, It's impossible to be 100% accurate.
>
> It can be accurate by meaning. And it can be improved.
>
> > second, two or more language need to be synced with english one, it's
> > a problem in the long run.
>
> This can be done through good maintenance. I don't think it's harder
> than maintaining the code in kernel source tree.

Yes, but the documents updating are always late than the sources.

In my personal opinion, Of course chinese translaton is a valuable
work, But I don't like huge kernel source with tuns of translations,
english only is always better choice.

Anyway thanks for the work :)

Regards
dave
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