Javier SOLA a écrit : > Dear all, > > I just came back form an ASEMEO (ASEAN Ministries of Education meeting). > > The representatives of the Ministry of Education of Vietnam had a big > poster saying that they wil only use OpenOffice in schools, and > confirmed to me that the decission is official. It is great news ! The > pity is that they will use the English version :-(
Hi, Yes I am aware of this situation and I'm fighting to promote the use of the VN's localized version. Today we will have a preparation meeting with the national television channel VTV2. There will be about 30 tutorials broadcasts of about 30 min. each on OpenOffice.org that are planned for this year. Already we had discussions on which version to use: English US or Vietnamese. Usually informaticians like to use the English version (due to English knowledge et better acknowledgement of English technical terms vs their VN counterparts). Also there is an established custom of using (pirated) software in English and available manuals are commonly developed in Vietnamese but using screenshots of English versions of softwares. This is because until now you did'nt had the choice between different languages of one piece of software, like it is often the case with FOSS softwares. Thus it is rowing against the mainstream to wish to implement the use of Vietnamized OpenOffice.org. However good sense says that if you work for the people and want to promote IT use in poor areas, then you better choose a localized software whenever available. I'll see if government deciders are logical with their choice of serving the people or not. Regards -- M. VU DO Quynh AUF (Tổ chức hợp tác ĐH Pháp ngữ) Campus numérique francophone (CNF) de Hanoi Nhà D, ngõ 42 Tạ Quang Bửu Tél.: (84-4) 868.48.85 ; Fax: (84-4) 869.45.07 http://www.vn.refer.org/vietnam/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
