discuss: Bible Translation HOWTO (new)
Subject:
Re: Bible Translation HOWTO (new)
From:
doug jensen ####@####.####
Date:
22 May 2004 04:54:04 -0000
Message-Id: <20040522045331.GA323@debian>
On Fri, May 21, 2004 at 06:20:44PM -0600, Rodolfo J. Paiz wrote:
> At 12:47 5/21/2004, doug jensen wrote:
> >It really isn't appropriate for a technical site.
>
> See my reply to Rahul, please. It appears to me that you are objecting
> based on the content of the Bible and the fact that said content is, for
> you, controversial.
It doesn't suprise me that you would think that. You have a great
talent for twisting the words of others.
[...Snip... speculation about the OPs intentions and how that relates
to hieroglyphics. Plus other highly charged an controversial matter.]
> very specific HOWTO's include the "PCTel-MicroModem-Config", and so on.
> So why single out this one?
Hardware and software are bonded together. You can't have an chicken egg
if you don't have a chicken.
> Would you have said the same thing if he wanted to write a HOWTO on moving
> his task of translating "Romeo and Juliet" to Linux?
Yes.
Teus says, "Although general translation theory can also be applied to
Bible translation, this HOWTO is not going to deal with it."
Shall we have a HOWTO on translating War and Peace also.
--
Doug Jensen
