[od-discuss] Fwd: [opendefinition] Name of the definition in translation (#78)

[Herb Lainchbury]

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I think translations should use what ever wording makes the most sense in
their language.  We moved from "Open Knowledge Definition" to "Open
Definition" in English because that's what made the most sense in English,
and that's what we call it generally.  However, I too notice that some
translators have opted to keep the word Knowledge in their translation.  I
don't see an issue with this except that we may need to make it clear to
translators that it's okay to choose whichever title works best in the
target language.

H


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Date: Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 1:38 AM
Subject: [opendefinition] Name of the definition in translation (#78)
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The definition was previously called an "Open Knowledge Definition",
currently it's the "Open Definition". Still, most translations use the
previous name, and in some cases both - the Czech reads "Open Definition -
Definition of Open Knowledge". Guidance on this would be appreciated. In
Poland, one concern is that "Open Definition" is a much less clear name
with regard to the scope of the definition than "Open Knowledge Definition".

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