Hello, > From: Dennis E. Hamilton [mailto:dennis.hamil...@acm.org]
> All of the information on the release of 4.1.2-patch1, > including readmes and messages from the patch install and > uninstall scripts, is in English. See > <https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/openoffice/4.1.2-patch > 1/hotfix.html> and the Readme files. Also, the Windows > package contains install and uninstall scripts that provide > messages in English. > > It would be useful for there to be internationalization of > the texts and messages, especially for the Windows version. > > If the proportion of languages chosen for downloads is an > useful guide, > > English language is selected for over 40% of downloads. > > If French, German, Italian, and Spanish were also supported, > then a total of 75% of all downloads would be covered. > > To reach 90%, add Japanese, Russian, Polish, Dutch, and > Portuguese (BR). > > Supplementing the 4.1.2-patch1 files in this manner is > possible, if committers are willing to provide translations. > To submit a translation for the Windows case, we need a > translation of the README and of the text messages presented > by the APPLY and REVERT scripts in the Zip for Windows. > These must be supplied by an OpenOffice committer who can > provide a PGP signature on their submission, or they must be > submitted to the project and a committer familiar with the > language accepts them. > > - Dennis > > PS: This does not impact the placing of the current packages > into general distribution. Additional languages can be > provided in supplemental distributions. > > PPS: This is also an area of "Help Wanted" that would be > valuable in support of the project. I have created a wiki page to coordinate the translations: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=65866576 I myself will create the German translation and publish the progress of work here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/german+translation greetings, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
