[Koha-devel] Ethnicity?

[Dorian Meid]

Francisco M. Marzoa Alonso schrieb:
> I've found this while translating:
> 
>         <td colspan=2><FONT SIZE=2>Ethnicity</FONT></td>
>         <td colspan=2><FONT SIZE=2>Ethnicity Notes</FONT></td>
> 
> Erm... I don't know in other countries but in Spain could be at least of bad 
> taste make questions like these. Also I'm not sure if its legal keep this 
> kind of information within institutional databases in Spain.
> 
> I'll like to see some opinions on this issue.

This is also true for Germany.
My approach so far is to translate Koha as it is 1:1.
This form is usually filled by the librarian, so he/she can decide for a 
generic item (e.g. human) and that's it.
So we preserve this option for countries where ethnic informations are 
stored and at the same time you don't have a problem in all other countries.
Aditionally you have to realize that tha Spanish version is for Spanish 
speaking people all over the world and not only for Spain.

Dorian