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The translations for Kubuntu still suck. I am running KDE 4.3, and there are several string for KDE PIM that are still translated like "%n días" (%n days) instead of "%1 días" (%1 days). It looks to me like some system, Rosetta or whatever, doing a carpet-bombing translation without taking into account the parameters. To make matters worse, last time I checked in Rosetta there were suggestions for those translations, but they were still not approved or not included in the translations.

When are you going to finally fix this? Second-class citizens is a common feeling when using Kubuntu. And for all the arguments I have heard about Rosetta, none has convinced me so far. At least for those packages under the umbrella of the KDE project, which are much better translated in KDE than in Kubuntu.

Sorry for the rant. I know there are some talks going on, but I feel it's time for Kubuntu users to start shouting a little louder about this. Specially when other distros seem to appreciate KDE users a little more.

UPDATE: Just to be clear. The language I'm specifically talking about here is Spanish, which is the most translated language after English, and thus should be the one in best shape. When I found the wrong strings, I went into Rosetta, and found there were suggestions with the right strings. I even suggested a small variation for some of them. Then I called a friend in the Spanish translation team and asked him to approve those strings. Yet, the new version still has those same errors. My point of view is that Ubuntu has no translators using KDE, and they cannot properly test what they translate. Therefore, they should stay away from KDE and use whatever comes to them and stop screwing the work of the i18n KDE teams, giving Kubuntu a bad name in the process.

2nd UPDATE: An update of the language-pack-kde-es last night fixed the strings I was referring to. So, as I said, we better start shouting louder or more often if we want a good Kubuntu. Thank you, translators! Now, please keep Rosetta out of the equation for a while.