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diff --git a/misc/iso-codes/pkg-descr b/misc/iso-codes/pkg-descr index a17c68bc55cd..4757554fae57 100644 --- a/misc/iso-codes/pkg-descr +++ b/misc/iso-codes/pkg-descr @@ -1,16 +1,13 @@ -This project provides lists of various ISO standards (e.g. country, -language, language scripts, and currency names) in one place, rather -than repeated in many programs throughout the system. +This project provides lists of various ISO standards (e.g. country, language, +language scripts, and currency names) in one place, rather than repeated in many +programs throughout the system. -Currently there are lists of languages and countries embedded in -several different programs, which leads to dozens of lists of -200 languages, translated into more than 90 languages ... not -very efficient. +Currently there are lists of languages and countries embedded in several +different programs, which leads to dozens of lists of 200 languages, translated +into more than 90 languages ... not very efficient. -With this project, we create a single "gettext domain" for every -supported ISO standard which contains the translations of -that domain. It is easy for a programmer to re-use those -translations instead of maintaining their own translation -infrastructure. Moreover, the programmer does not need to follow -changes in the ISO standard and will not work with outdated -information. +With this project, we create a single "gettext domain" for every supported ISO +standard which contains the translations of that domain. It is easy for a +programmer to re-use those translations instead of maintaining their own +translation infrastructure. Moreover, the programmer does not need to follow +changes in the ISO standard and will not work with outdated information. |