Kazunari wrote: > > A12N > Is it Africanization!
Yes. > http://www.bisharat.net/A12N/ > http://lists.kabissa.org/mailman/listinfo/a12n-collaboration > Are these relevant links for A12N? Those are some of them. If you read the list archives, you'll find others. > Can you name two other programs, for example? Gettext (?sp) and GAIM are fairly easy initial projects. ["easy" being relative.] My understanding of the Translate.org.za theory is that an L10N team should start with the basic OS, then the desktop tools: A Linux distribution GAIM FireFox Thunderbird Mozilla Abiword KOffice Gnome then OOo. [Skipping some useful software that is on their list of recommended programs to tackle.] Once Pootle has TM, I expect the sequence to become more productive, and later software "easier" to translate. Of course, there is nothing to prevent/discourage parallel development. One part focusing on the Operating System, and another part focusing on the desktop utilities. > I would like to discuss about it with the Aynu localization team. Setup translation space at Pootle, and start with GAIM. My theory for suggesting GAIM is threefold: a) It gives a good feeling of accomplishment. b) The Team can "show it off", so to speak to other users, and drum up more support/interest in helping with the bigger projects. c) You can attract people who can write documentation, but only read/write/speak the target language. > I would like to hear what they say about OpenOffice.org Africanization. I haven't asked about it. > NOT INVENTED HERE SYNDROME! :) Each new A12N/L10N project wants to write its own translation tools from scratch. [At least three projects for African languages have written their own translation tool sets. Most of the proposals on the A12N lists talk about creating yet another translation tool kit. They aren't talking glossaries, but an equivalents to PoEdit, Omega-T, etc. ] > I am thinking about the issue with Aynu too. You've got an Aynu L10N team for OOo. I'd suggest focusing on Anyu for the time being. [Wondering just how much the National Diet would not appreciate seeing OOo with an Aynu GUI.] There is an Amharic L10N team for Gnome. Somebody there might have ideas for Amharic OOo. > I feel that's worth to do but I right now can not describe my idea well Desribe it badly, and then it can be refined into something that is more in accord with your idea. xan jonathon -- A Fork requires: Seven systems with: 1+ GHz Processors 2+ GB RAM 0.25 TB Hard drive space --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
