l10n
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They all speak your native language!
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Internationalization (i18n)Internationalization is the process of designing a software application so that it can be adapted to various languages and regions without engineering changes.
Localization (l10n)Localization is the process of adapting internationalized software for a specific region or language by adding locale-specific components and translating text.
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Why Localization ?• Native language support to reduce the digital divide
Language will not be a barrier anymore to anyone to reach, explore and use the technology
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.po GNOME, OOo, KDE
.propertiesFirefox, Thunderbird
Common File formats
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Who’s doing all these ? O_oIt’s the community
Community ?IT’S YOU!
How to contribute ?laterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…!
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Localization in progress…‘Sinhala’ examples…
Desktop apps:FirefoxThunderbirdPidginOpenOffice
Web apps:WordpressJoomlaMoodleGoogle
Linux desktop env’s:GNOMEKDE
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Thank You!