[project-open-localization] ]project-open[ Localization News

[Frank B. <fra...@pr...>]

Hi,

We've been working in the last weeks to prepare the localization
efforts for ]po[ and asking around informally, we have received a
surprising number of replies from ]po[ users and partners (you!) 
telling us that you are interested to participate in the localization 
of ]po[.

In order to coordinate the efforts we've followed the standard
path of open-source projects and have set up a mailing list and
a Wiki to share information between the team, plus we have designated
a localization manager to coordinate the efforts.

I hope this mail addresses the most important points that you need 
for proceeding with your localization work. If not, please use the
mailing list below to ask your questions. Please don't be shy!


Prio #1 - The Mailing List:

We've set up a specific localization mailing list at SourceForge:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/project-open-localization
Please subscribe yourself to this list if you want to work on
]po[ localization. This is also the place to ask questions or for
getting support.



Extended L10n Page With Instructions:

Richard Thiemann has updated the ]po[ localization page with content
from the former PO-Configuration-Guide. Please checkout:
www.project-open.org/documentation/developers_localization
This page will (hopefully!) answer most of your questions regarding
the L10n. Again, for questions/comments please post to the mailing
list.



Localization Coordination:

Michael Menzel has offered his help to coordinate the localization
efforts for ]po[. Michael is a professional translator and co-owner
at www.Eurotransmit.com, a translation agency in Barcelona.
He's using ]po[ sind about 4 years to run his own business and has
been a long time supporter in the SourceForge forum. Michael has
offered to answer your questions in the L10n mailing list.



Localization Server:

We've set up a special server for localizers: http://l10n.project-open.net 
Please contact Michael (below), Klaus and myself for administration
rights on this server. We will take all translations from this server 
for the V3.4 release. For questions please mail to the mailing list.



]po[ Wiki Update Permissions:

We can provide all active ]po[ localizers with write permissions to
the ]po[ Wiki, so that you can edit your language pages and your
company page. Please send an email to me or to Klaus.



Timeline & Deadline:

The timeline for the ]po[ release is mid-September 2009. However, we 
will probably have to "close" the window for translations at the end
of August already. Languages with heavily incomplete translations at 
that moment won't be included in the list of "officially" supported 
]po[ languages.



Next Steps:

The next step from our side will be the actual release of "V3.4 Alpha 1".
After that we're going to send out an email to the ~7.000 users subscribed
at ]po[ to inform them about the release schedule. We will mention this
localization group in the email, so we expect to see some extra interest
at that point.


For any questions/suggestions for this mail please use the mailing list.


Again, thanks a lot for your interest!
Frank


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Frank Bergmann
Dipl.-Ing., MBA
Managing Director ]project-open[
Tel: +34 933 250 914
Cell: +34 609 953 751
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