I have two not well thought out ideas for projects. This is the first:

On 03/26/2013 04:36 AM, Janko Mivšek wrote:
>  Title:
> 
Create a package that integrates the Unicode Common Locale Data
Repository (CLDR) into Squeak/Pharo

>   Level: (beginner, intermediate, advanced)
> 
Beginner?
>   Possible mentor: (if already known)
> 
>   Possible second mentor: (if already known)
> 
I could help out (or not) but may be someone better to lead.
>   Description
> 
See: http://cldr.unicode.org/

The CLDR is a maintained set of locale specific information for use in
programs.  Creating a package that integrates it into Squeak & Pharo
would help with i18n and l10n for the platforms.  It would be preferable
to be able to load a limited number of locales rather than the whole
thing into every image.  We would probably benefit from having a Fuel
based data repo somewhere that can access the updated and interpreted
standards.

>   Technical Details
> 
The CLDR is constantly edited and updated and published as a spec and
set of XML files.  Those files would need to be regularly downloaded and
parsed to create a publicly available


>   Benefits to the Student
> 
Work with international standards, web services, wider knowledge of the
affects of the actions of politicians and history.  umm.


>   Benefits to the Community
Being able to properly interpret, compare, and format currencies, dates,
times, inside their images.

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