On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 12:07:14PM -0400, Mohammad Derakhshani wrote:
> Salaam,
>
> Mohammed Sameer wrote:
> > I'd leave the packaging license as it is since I don't really know.
> >
> > We still have one warning:
> > W: zekr-quran-translations-en: using-first-person-in-templates quran-translations-en/present-Zekr-Quran-Trans-disclaimer
> > N:
> > N: You should avoid the use of first person ("I will do this..." or "We
> > N: recommend..."). The computer is not a person and the Debconf templates
> > N: do not speak for the Debian developers. You should use neutral
> > N: construction and often the passive form.
> > N:
> > N: If this template is only used internally by the package and not
> > N: displayed to the user, put "for internal use" in the short
> > N: description.
> > N:
> > N: Refer to Developers Reference, section 6.5.2.5 for details.
> > N:
> >
> > Can you please fix it ? ;-)
>
> The first-person warning is because of the following excerpt chosen from
> preface of Abdullah Yusuf Ali's translation.
>
> "Gentle and discerning reader! what I wish to present to you is an
> English Interpretation, side by side with the Arabic Text. The
> English shall be, not a mere substitution of one word for another,
> but the best expression I can give to the fullest meaning which I can
> understand from the Arabic Text."
>
> I believe the above passage can help the new readers in understanding
> that muslims believe Quran cannot fully be understood and translated.
>
> So, if you don't mind I prefer to leave this one as it is :)
>
> Mohammad
Can't it be rewritten to get rid of the first person ? If not, please
install a lintian override file although I prefer if it gets fixed.
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