Hi,
You're completely right (except for the bit about ISO 3166 standardising
country names).
The header of the file very clearly states: "Translation of ISO 3166 (country
names) to LANGUAGE".
Not that it solves the problem, of course, but it solves this bug
report.
For the curious:
- Problem 1: From my first encounter with Launchpad translation, I felt it
didn't provide the translator with enough information about the intention of
the text. The fact that aforementioned header is not displayed is a
demonstration of this.
- Problem 2: ISO 3166 claims to merely standardise the codes for the names, not
the names themselves. Those names are taken from the UN documents. The UN
apparently takes the position that they standardise names for use in UN
documents only. Does this make the list of country names in ISO 3166 fit for
any specific purpose in Ubuntu? (The case above, regarding the naming of
Australia versus that of Austria, and the case of Macedonia can serve as
demonstrations of the problem.)
But I've basically given up on bug databases, so I won't pursue either
problem further. Anyone should, of course feel free ...
Bye
Mysha
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