GNU bug report logs - #43887
28.0.50; in HELLO: Javanese (Jawa) System.out.println("Sugeng siang!");

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From: Arthur Miller <arthur.miller <at> live.com>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, stefankangas <at> gmail.com, 43887 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>, Juri Linkov <juri <at> linkov.net>
Subject: Re: bug#43887: 28.0.50; in HELLO: Javanese (Jawa)
 System.out.println("Sugeng siang!");
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:24:55 +0200

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de> writes:

> Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support> writes:
>
>> System.out.println("Sugeng siang!");
>>
>> According to translation the above is not "Hello" but "Good
>> afternoon".
>>
>> Good afternoon should be rather written between the quotes as: Sꦸꦒꦼꦤꦒ ꦱꦶꦄꦤꦒ!
>>
>> So please update it to be correct:
>>
>> System.out.println("Sꦸꦒꦼꦤꦒ ꦱꦶꦄꦤꦒ!");
>>
>> Reference:
>> https://lingojam.com/JavaneseScript
>
> Thanks. However, since I don't speak Javanese, and I don't know how good
> automatic translators are, I haven't touched the Javanese symbols, and I
> have added just the Java construct around. Let's see, whether there's
> somebody with Javanese background who could clarify.
>
> Committed to master.
>
> Best regards, Michael.

Can we keep the joke, and just rename the file to something like
"supported-scripts" or similar. So non-programmers would understand ...
no guarantee though :-).

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