Re: [linuxiran] i18n of Mandrake Linux

[Abbas Izad]

Dear friends,

> > Mandrake Linux has started an effort towards localisation and
> > internationalisation of its distro.
> > http://www.mandrakelinux.com/l10n/teams.php3
> >
> > Persian/Farsi team is missing in this list!!!
> But Farsi is in the list of Languages when you install Mandrake. You can 
> not
> select Farsi as the installation language because the installation program
> (DrakX) has not been translated but you can select Farsi as the default
> keyboard or interface.
> In fact if you want to use KDE Farsi you have to it via Mandrake. There is 
> not
> KDE-fa package in Mandrake.
> So this probably means there are no Persian volunteers and all the work for
> Farsi is done by the Mandrake guys.

Mandrake guys has just take care of setting Farsi keymap and locale which 
somebody else
(sherif Univ.) worked on! No translation at all available in Mandrake right 
now!


> > I have been using Mandrake distro for couple of years and its support of
> > hardware and user friendly approach is amasing! Beside, the company is
> > French and this means no limitation exist if some Iranian company (like
> > Chapar Shabdiz) decide to distribute it officially in Iran!
> Mandrake is IMO the best for beginners and advanced users. Just because we 
> are
> computer scientist it doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to get the scanner
> setup in minutes!

You are RIGHT! Time is too valuable to waste on figuring out how to setup 
your scanner!


> Anyway, I think it's a great idea. HP is selling computers with Mandrake
> (which I believe is the first brand name desktop to come with Linux) and
> Wal-Mart was selling Mandrake (they don't anymore for some reason.)
> Unfortunately my Farsi is not good enough for translating into Farsi (or 
> even
> using it) but I'd really like to see Mandrake in Farsi.

Your wish to see Mandrake in Farsi soon to be fulfilled.
I brought up this issue for two reasons, one to encourage people who want to 
work for thier
country to step forward ( no matter who is in charge politically) and the 
second as an announcement

I waited some days to see if somebody is intressted in this but your respond 
here is the only one!
Yesterday I took coordination roll of translation of Mandrake and I 
appreciate if you or anybody else
join me in this effort.

Thank you hooman for your respond! I guess you live outside of Iran, is that 
correct?

Best regards
Abbas

> Hooman
>
> --
> Hooman Baradaran
> address@hidden
> www.hoomanb.com
>
>
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