"Randy Ong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi,
> I know it has been debated before regarding Filipino/tagalong > translation > And there are already individuals and groups working on it..?? > > I don't see still any needs or use of these documents. > I find it waste of time (just my opinion) why not devote the time into > different area of improvements. > "Linux on the Desktop". If we want our 'lola' or 'manang' ( or non-english speaking pinoy) to be able to use Evolution (for example) for emails, etc... then we have to get those applications translated in their native dialect (or in tagalog/filipino at least). Anyone who is concerned with the usability of their software understands this. > Most of us understand English and in the fact that Filipinos are the > best Asian English speaking people and it's our second language. So? "Most of us" doesn't always represent the majority of the population. We're talking about localization here. If you're fine with the defaults, then good. Some people can't understand english. > The Thai can do that or Japanese needs translation because majority of > people in IT speaks their own native language and use their own > alphabets. > > There are other ways of contributing to the community more productive. > geez... making software usable and localized is now unproductive. So what if the GNOME-i18n people decides to translate the whole GNOME stack in tagalog so people from provinces and non-english speaking people can use GNOME in their computers? Are we gonna say "Nah, most of us understand English and we are the best Asian English speaking people. And oh, it's our second language!". Please. Let us get Linux in these people's desktops. > Some of the guys will be irritated in my comment. > Again.......it's just my opinion. > :-) Cheers, -- Jan Alonzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
