Hello, I would like to propose a Georgian Native-Lang and l10n project.
Georgian language is spoken in Georgia, as well as by many inhabitants of Turkey, Iran, Russia and some other countries. The alphabet used for Georgian language is Georgian, which is one of the oldest alphabets of the world. The writing direction is LTR and Georgian alphabet is presented in all verision of Unicode (UTF-8). Unicode is the only official encoding used in Georgian l10n, as well as by Georgian websites, search engines etc. Creating a Georgian-language OpenOffice.org environment will significantly boost the popularity of OpenOffice.org applications as well as open-source platforms/systems among Georgian users. Georgien version of Linux being very close, it is hghly possible that localized opensource OS with localized OpenOffice.org will be used in Schools, Educational Institutions, NGOs and even in governmential structures. I have been supporting the development of open source platforms and software in Georgia for years. I was the first person to offer Georgian version of GNU-GPL license so that Georgian useers would better understand the open source principles and philosophy. Eight years ago I introduced Georgian language support to GNU Linux. Having good knowledge of English and German languages, as well as IT-specific terms invarious languages, my current Georgian l10n projects include Manrake Linux, GNOME, KDE and XMMS among others. I have also accomplished Georgian l10n of some free-to-use commercial products, creating Georgian versions of Google search engine, Opera web browser, winamp etc. I agree the OpenOffice.org guidelines and policies and can coordinate the l10n team, provide the team members with appropriate l10n environment, TM and howtos, create and maintain the project website, as well as coordinate the l10n, media and web pr and distribution of OpenOffice.org suite in Georgia. The team members interested in participating in the project are all experienced OpenOffice.org users, specializing in linguistic issues, programmming and are ready to put their skills and enthusiasm for first ever Georgian version of office apllications, while agreeing to abide the OpenOffice.org guidelines and policies as well. I am a registered user of openoffice.org, have already opened the case in bugzilla and will sign the appropriate agreement upon your request. Sincerely, Aiet Kolkhi [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone +995 99 251529 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
