[Koha] Re: [oss4lib-discuss] Koha dev [ was ALA/June 16th: Automate Your Library for Un der $1000]

[Pat Eyler]

Bon dia Miguel,

On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Miguel Dias wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pat Eyler" <pate at eylerfamily.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 10:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [oss4lib-discuss] ALA/June 16th: Automate Your Library for Un der $1000
>
>
> > Along side these development efforts, we're also trying to position Koha
> > for greater acceptance in two user facing efforts, translation and
> > support.
> >
> > With the templating code in the 1.2 series, we're going to be able to more
> > readily provide non-english versions of koha.  A French translation is
> > under way, and we're looking for people to begin working on a Spanish
> > version as well.  Polish, German, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese are all
> > languages we'd like to work on as well.
>
> [...]
>
> Just to toss in a lurker's 2 cents, Portuguese is the official language
> of 7 countries and many communities in 5 continents (Brazil is only the
> biggest country; Spain's Galicia province might be a good example of a
> large portuguese speaking community -- but there may be many who
> disagree on this one) so it might make a better bet for translation
> than some of the languages referred, if you're thinking wider (although
> somewhat poorer) market.
>

Yes, Portuguese ought to be on the list.  Right now, we don't have any
developers with Portuguese language skills, which doesn't position us well
to make this effort.  Now, if someone wanted to volunteer ... :)

The languages picked reflect a mix of things; existing translations,
users/developers who are actively working on things, people who have shown
interest, and (for Spanish) a number of Governments currently pushing to
move into OSS.  If we can scoop up some additional languages along the
way, I certainly won't complain.

> On the down side, there are important differences between the standards
> of speech of this communities, but I am sure some pratical consensus is
> easily achievable.
>
> IMHO, some though may be timely on this issue...

Thoughts, comments, and help are always timely gifts.  Fortunately, we're
moving toward an architecture where adding translations is going to get
easier.


obrigado,
-pate

>
> Thanks,
>
> Miguel Dias
> Librarian (and obviously Portuguese)
>
> "It is only by asking the right questions,
> that one stands a chance of getting the right answers"
> Confucious thought this one; I just wrote  it.
>
>