Re: [tdf-discuss] I like the name LibreOffice

El 12/10/10 15:44, Martín Olivera escribió:
> 2010/10/12 Mirek M. <mazelm@gmail.com>
>
> > Hi Stefan,
> >
> > 2010/10/12 Stefan Weigel <stefan.weigel@bildungskreis.org>
> >
> > > Hi Jon,
> > >
> > > Jon Hamkins schrieb:
> > >
> > >
> > >  To explain what LibreOffice means, first I have to explain what libre
> > > > means, because it isn't an English word.
> > >
> > > Well, LibreOffice isn´t an English product. It´s made by an international
> > > community from all over the world. And it´s made for users all over the
> > > world. I am sure, it will be available in an amazing number of different
> > > languages.
> > >
> > > So, why do you think things would be easier, if the name of the product
> > was
> > > English?
> > >
> > >
> > >  It's as easy to explain as any other foreign word
> > > >
> > >
> > > What do you mean by "foreign"? I think, "open" is a foreign word to at
> > > least as many people as "libre" is.
> >
> >
> > Well, I'm a Czech and my native language is Czech. The problem I have with
> > "LibreOffice" is that it's just hard to pronounce. I'm not very good at
> > saying the French "r", so I try to say "LibreOffice" with an English
> > accent,
> > which doesn't sound very good either. "LibreOffice" with a Czech accent
> > sounds even worse.
> >
> > It's not a problem of foreign words: "OpenOffice" is easy to pronounce for
> > Czechs, just like "e-mail", "Firefox", "Google," "Linux," "Inkscape," and
> > other English-based names. But "LibreOffice" is just a bit too complex,
> > mainly due to the French "r" and the different possible pronunciations of
> > "Libre".o the French "r" and the different possible pronunciations of
> > "Libre".
>
> I am from Argentina, spanish is my native language, and I do not pronounce
> Libre with a french R, but with a spanish one ;)
>
> in "like-english" I guess that LibreOffice may be pronounced like if it were
> spelled "LiberOffice" and it would be OK for everybody

Of course, Czech people could pronounce libre easily if simply pronounce
the "r" like spanish speaking people do.




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