Hello Wareko, hello Graham, hello all, first of all, I would like to welcome Wareko to this list and to the NLC. Louis, Graham and I have been talking about the Maori language and its importance for some time now, and I believe that it would not just be a honour (like every other NL community here), but also crucial to have a Maori Native-Language project here, on OpenOffice.org.
Why? because the Maori culture, and henceforth language, needs to survive and grow. It can do so through its own people, of course. But it should also be able to do so by digital means. Maori must enter the internet age, and I believe that the more there will be software localized in Maori, the more chances it will have to step into the digital age, survive and prosper in this era. Maori is also appealing to us, the NLC, because it will be the first time we'll have a south pacific/polynesian language. We had trouble to tackle and attract this linguistic family and it's one of our weak points, obviously. So I am of course available if you have any questions, Wareko. Could you maybe tell us more about Maori language, the people who speak it, how many people speak this language, etc? I will also need the ISO code of Maori language (2 letters code) so that it can become the domain name of the project, and of course, you need to register to the NLC and the OpenOffice.org web site. More info is available at the page Graham pointed you to, but even more ressources are available on this wiki page: http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/NLC Best Regards, Charles-H. Schulz, Lead of the Native-Language Confederation, OpenOffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
