gnome-disk-utility : Wrong German translation of « conveyance » into « Vermittlung »

[Rüdiger Kupper]

In the German translation of gnome-disk-utility, the word "conveyance" (from the SMART conveyance self test) is translated "Vermittlung", which is completely wrong in this context.
Since this SMART test checks for disk errors that have been caused during transport of the disk from the vendor to the user, "conveyance" should be translated "Beförderung", "Versendung", "Transport" or "Überführung".

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-disk-utility 3.0.2-2ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 11 16:49:06 2013
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE.utf8
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-disk-utility
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-28 (317 days ago)

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thanks for reporting this issue and help making Ubuntu better.

Seems like https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+pots/gnome-disk-utility/de/152/+translate is the string in question. It doesn't seem to be included in newer versions, instead there is this one https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/quantal/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+pots/gnome-disk-utility/de/194/+translate which is translated to Transport.

Additionally, another place which translates it to transport https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/gnome-disk-utility/+pots/gnome-disk-utility/de/622/+translate, so for consistency that might be the best option.

[Rüdiger Kupper (ruediger.kupper)]

"Transport" is certainly an acceptable translation in this context.
As the wrong translation is no longer included, this issue can be regarded fixed in newer versions. The wrong string is present in 12.04 LTS, however, which will continue to live for several years. What is the policy regarding translation errors in LTS versions?

[Hendrik Schrieber (hennekn)]

This will be fixed with a LanguagePackUpdate, if we get another one for Ubuntu Precise. Otherwise there won't be a fix for 12.04.

[Hendrik Schrieber (hennekn)]

Fixed in Raring and above.