I forward this here too since it can be of interest to everybody. ----- Forwarded message from Nicolás Reynolds <[email protected]> -----
> Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 14:44:01 -0300 > From: Nicolás Reynolds <[email protected]> > To: FreedomBox i18n <[email protected]> > Cc: FreedomBox Español <[email protected]> > Subject: Translating expressions... > User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) > > Hi, I was translating to es_AR the wiki and found several expressions that > can shock readers outside the US, and IMO taint the expressions of Moglen > himself in the speeches I translated. > > First of all is the use of "Free World"[0] to refer to a certain sector of > the world. As the Wikipedia reference says, it was coined during the Cold > War to refer to US and other non-communist countries. In case you don't > know, during those times the US government and it's agencies[1] not only > promoted unfreedomness in Latin America and other countries, but also > supported and trained dictatorships that tortured and murderer people por > political reasons (Argentina, for instance, has 30.000 missing persons and > 500 kids that were illegally adopted by military officers, but only 100 of > which were returned to their families during the past 26 years). So "Free > World" actually doesn't mean anything like it to us. > > Other expressions, like "help your friends in opressive countries" and > such make it sound that way, the really wrong way, in which "free" > countries deliver their freedom to the rest of the world. > > I said this kind of expressions taint Moglen's sayings since he express > very clearly that FreedomBoxes should be in every home, because the > unfreedomness of the Net doesn't only come from oppressive governments but > from "American" enterprises and government agencies. It's not that his > words are carved on stone, but I believe his discourse is far more radical > than what's currently expressed on the website. > > Otherwise you'll find many people saying "No, thanks" to FreedomBox and > still use unfree technologies that sell themselves as neutral. > > > [0] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Free_world > [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Escuela_de_las_americas ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Salud! Nicolás Reynolds, xmpp:[email protected] omb:http://identi.ca/fauno blog:http://selfdandi.com.ar/ gnu/linux user #455044 OTR: C0CB1F0F 01DB5E18 2D634C2A A4626858 E7C7C3A2 http://parabolagnulinux.org http://endefensadelsl.org
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