Re: [PATCH v2] docs: zh_TW: process: localize terminologies and improve fluency in 8.Conclusion

[Alex Shi <seakeel@gmail.com>]

On 2026/7/12 01:21, Weijie Yuan wrote:
>> For what it's worth, I am from Taiwan and a native zh_TW speaker.
>> That is actually what motivated this patch: much of the current text
>> reads like converted zh_CN rather than natural Taiwanese Mandarin,
> So, back to my confusion again, and quote myself:
> 
> How exactly we define the position of Traditional Chinese or zh_TW?
> 
>    1. Simple conversion between simplified and traditional Chinese
>       characters
>    2. Taiwanese localized traditional Chinese
> 
> This issue needs to be confirmed by the senior maintenance personnel.
> (I will review the archives to confirm. If there is already a clear
> definition, please forgive me.)

Hi Weijie,

Regarding this issue, we also have Hong Kong and Macau Traditional 
Chinese. While they are mutually intelligible with Taiwanese Chinese, 
there are slight differences. If a Taiwan-specific Traditional Chinese 
translation is required, does this imply that we would also need other 
corresponding localized translations? This is similar to English—the 
English used in the UK, the US, Australia, and so on all differ 
slightly, yet the kernel documentation does not maintain separate 
versions for different countries.

Furthermore, aside from a few differences in computing terminology, 
there are no significant differences between Taiwanese Chinese and 
Mainland Chinese that would lead to misunderstandings. In fact, many of 
the current Simplified Chinese translations were contributed by people 
from Taiwan, like Haowen and others. To avoid scattering our efforts, I 
suggest we minimize fragmentation as much as possible. When it comes to 
technical documentation translation, not literary translation, a 
straightforward, unadorned, and free from misunderstandings is the best 
translation and easy to maintain.
Let's keep thing simple, unless sth is really necessary.

Thanks
Alex