What do you want to get straight? That the man is doing a marvellous job and that we are all happy that he takes initiative to engage more people in order to try to bridge the digital divide?
Thanks for your support! V On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 7:48 AM, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > Can we get this straight? > > The “localisation of firefox” is the Insertion of a language file for > Acholi. This means that you can translate all the standard > menu items and labels OF THE BROWSER into acholi. This is a UX (User > Experience) enhancement(?) and has nothing to do with > source code or web content browsed. > > It further demonstrates how pluggable Firefox is. This is the equivalent of > installing a French dictionary to do spell check. > > A point one must consider is that by the time a user is conversant enough to > not only read acholi but to look for certain settings > a features in acholi for their technical utility that user ALREADY knows > English. > > I wonder what the “delete cookies” option will look like in acholi. What > about the “privacy settings”? > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Geoffrey Agoi > Sent: Monday, 25 February 2013 09:12 > > > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] FireFox now in Acholi > > > > I see it as a business opportunity in itself. I believe its worthwile > localising webcontents in the long run. There is a lot on advocacy for > universal ACCESS but of what use if the content are of no value. > > > Mob: +256 774 799056; +256 754 486 545 > > Alt. email: [email protected] > > > > ==================================================== > > > > ==================================================== > > > > On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Richard Obore <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > 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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