Hehe. On Feb 22, 2013, at 14:29, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote:
> GenericPhoneOS-in-Acholi/Luganda/... would be an interesting project. > > Actually, if someone got local language translations for them old Nokias > (3310, etc), I could see that being useful. > > P. > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > On 22 February 2013 14:03, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe Firefox use pootle or similar which means that the work is > available for other to build on and translate their products into Acholi also. > > > > On 02/22/2013 01:59 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Maybe a better project would have been a google or bing translator... just > thinking :) > > > I don't know why so but I subscribe to Richard's School of thought. > Converting a web browser to a local language might not do any effect to > Internet even coding society minus wasting them time. > I am a Muganda and many Baganda will sign with me, It is easier to write > an English paragraph than a similar Luganda paragraph. Not because > Luganda is useless but because we have been brought up to study so and > to some people it is called brain washing off our mother language. > Now that we have been brain washed already, we only need to look > forward. > -- > Kind regards > KTM > +256752602550||+256782062708 > "Mother of God-Pray for us sinners" > > > On Fri, 2013-02-22 at 13:29 +0300, Jake Markhus wrote: > Richard, > > > > I think it is easier teaching an English speaking person who is also > fluent in Acholi. > It also gives the student some comfort and “familiarity†. A lot of > the > controls and menus > are meant to be intuitive. Translating them helps this. Of course if > you put my browser in > Acholi/Luganda/Runyankole and I wasn’t familiar with the settings by > sight, changing it > > back to English would be a pain in the… > > Basically the translation is meant to lower the barrier to learning > and use. > > > > James > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Richard Obore > Sent: Friday, 22 February 2013 13:24 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] FireFox now in Acholi > > > > > My name is Obore, so even though I wish to play devil's advocate for a > moment, I hope it is understood that am not against the Acholi (my > ancestors) or any local Ugandan tribe, or even translation... > > BUT: > > So, Firefox is in Acholi - now what? Are there any websites in > Acholi? > > > Is it worth it translating anything to Luganda, Runyankore, Lusoga, > etc? > (besides sentimental value & proof of concept) > > I suspect that most Ugandans who have access to a browser plus > internet connection speak English anyway, don't they? > (OK, maybe not the Bukedde group, but all others i suppose) > > I have no facts to support what i claim - just anecdotal evidence. But > am open to your ideas. > Whats your opinion? Are there any records about non-english literacy > in Uganda? > > > R. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Very cool :) > > On Feb 20, 2013 12:21 AM, "Mugabi Allan" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This is incredible, focusing more on Local Content > before reaching out to the World. > > > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > Mugabi Allan Kitaka | Google Student Ambassador > Lead | Uganda Christian University | Uganda > | +256785225384 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing > e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by > INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever > posted them (including attachments if any). 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