Hello. First off, I have read this http://comox.textdrive.com/pipermail/wp-polyglots/2007-August/001414.html so please don't refer me there! ;)
I strongly believe that the default theme should be internationalized. By this, I only mean that the default theme should use gettext to get the texts, and English messages should be included as a pair of .mo and .po files. I know that this has been requested before, but I'm requesting it again because: (1) This is a needed feature. Other projects (examples are some open source softwares like MediaWiki) have answered this need at some point, and no one can say it is not the time for WordPress to also answer this need. (2) This makes further steps possible and easier to accept by the devs, including internationalization of the other parts of the software (like the dashboard), and translation of the default theme to other languages. Please consider that I'm separating translation (which is a form of localization) from internationalization (which is providing a framework for future localization). Please also note that there are other frameworks available now (like http://translatewiki.net which can host the translations of WordPress) which weren't available by the time this request of internationalization of the default theme was turned down. (3) I'm interested in handling it. I know that such a change needs some devs to put their effort (may be exclusively) on the internationalization process, and I'm willing to be one. I'm willing to dedicate my time to contribute to this move and collaborate with other interested people (including those who lost their hopes when this request was turned down more than a year ago). Please respond. Thanks Hojjat (aka Huji)
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