Opinions on S4 vs. 200tqa

[Brett Dikeman]

At 8:57 AM +0200 10/24/01, Phil Payne wrote:
>  > Ahh, memories of this whole thread:
>>
>>  http://www.audifans.com/archives/1996/02/msg01281.html
>
>This is a piece of EU text (part of a speech) I dug out for someone in the
>UK.  It basically says that auto manufacturers have to make technical
>information available to anyone who wants it:

The Fish, in its usual wonderful grammar, says:

"The manufacturers of KFZ must according to the article 6 paragraph 1 
NR. 12 certain technical information, which for the repair and - 
attitude of the vehicles or regarding the attention of regulations of 
environmental protection are necessary, if necessary against payment, 
make available. On that also the repair enterprises not belonging to 
the sales network have requirement. Bad-willing call these by the way 
briefly " wild nut runners ". Target of this regulation is it to 
protect the fortbestand of the independent operations as an important 
competition item in the automobile sector. The consumers are to have 
the selection between workshops network-belonging and independent. 
Technical knowledge is to be published whenever it concerns normal 
technical information. The information concerned should exeptionally 
the subject of mental vested titles (patents, etc..) its or know-how 
worthy of protection represent, then its acces may not be refused 
abusively, i.e. against payment of a payment the information 
necessary for maintenance and repair is to be published."

The translations from Babelfish are usually amusing in and of 
themselves...what does "wild nut runners" or "wild screwer" refer to? 
Independent mechanics?  Rogue auto manufacturers? :-)

B
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