[Bug 771721] Re: Make debconf strings that refer to the "CD-ROM" SUBST'able

[Colin Watson]

I don't think this is the proper fix in itself.  Substituting one bit of
natural language into another bit of natural language often causes
problems; for instance, what if the translations of "CD-ROM" and "USB
disk" in a given language have different genders?  We should neutralise
the text instead so that it can be appropriate for either medium.

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Title:
  Make debconf strings that refer to the "CD-ROM" SUBST'able

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  The installer can be run from a CD or a USB disk, so when it talks
  about CDs regardless of the medium, it's confusing.  We should make
  these strings SUBST'able so that we can refer to the right medium when
  displaying them.