[tdf-discuss] Re: TDF Statutes -- check over the EN version

Hi Florian,

Le 2012-09-16 05:39, Florian Effenberger a écrit :
> Hi,
>
> Marc Paré wrote on 2012-09-16 08:19:
> > The TDF/LibreOffice global websites use International language as its
> > international language base. The documents will not be a legal document,
> > but a translation of a legal document. The TDF is registered in Germany
> > and the legal documents are in DE.
>
> the documents in their current form have been translated by a lawyer
> together with a native speaker. So, from my POV, we should definitely be
> very careful in changing words, and involving someone understanding the
> German legal system can't harm (I can't volunteer, I desperately lack
> time).
>
> Otherwise, I fear, we change the document according to "sounds good",
> but screw up the meaning :-)
>
> Florian

Yes, the exercise is not to make the document "sound good", but to fix 
grammatical/spelling errors in EN, establish a proper form (i.e. title 
form should be uniform throughout the text) as well as make the document 
sensible. This, all keeping true to the DE document which supersedes it 
legally.

"The membership in the board of directors ends after term of office and 
the appointment of a successor, by death or by resignation, which is 
permissible at any time." -- this to me, in EN, is nonsensical. the 
sentence needs to be reformulated to correctly represent the DE version. 
There are more instances of incorrect use of punctuation that suggest 
the wrong intent of sentences. There should also be no spellingz errers.

If the small team looking at the document is still not satisfactory, we 
should wait till we have a member(s) who is/are familiar with the German 
legal system to help.

A reminder to us that the TDF/LibreOffice make use of international 
English on its site(s).

Cheers,

Marc

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