Index: modules/system/system.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/system/system.module,v
retrieving revision 1.424
diff -u -p -r1.424 system.module
--- modules/system/system.module	12 Dec 2006 09:48:47 -0000	1.424
+++ modules/system/system.module	13 Dec 2006 08:34:51 -0000
@@ -2343,7 +2343,7 @@ function theme_system_admin_by_module($m
       $block = array();
       $block['title'] = $module;
       $block['content'] = theme('item_list', $items);
-      $block['description'] = $description;
+      $block['description'] = t($description);
 
       if ($block_output = theme('admin_block', $block)) {
         if (!$block['position']) {