Re: [linuxiran] i18n of Mandrake Linux

[Abbas Izad]

Dear Arash and other friends,

If you are intressted to check status or to participate in farsification of 
Mandrake take a look at:

http://www1.mandrakelinux.com/l10n/fa.php3

I have translated "coordinator" as "nazem"! It sounds so funny! is there a 
better word for that?

And also translation of PostgreSQL adminstration's interface, pgAdmin3, has 
finished.
Please download and install a snapshot of this program in CVS from:

http://www.pgadmin.org/snapshots

And test the farsi locale/translations and get back to me with your 
constructive critics!
Version 3 is set to be released soon!

Thank you all

/Abbas


> From: Arash Zeini <address@hidden>
> Reply-To: GNU/Linux in Iran <address@hidden>
> To: GNU/Linux in Iran <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [linuxiran] i18n of Mandrake Linux
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 12:15:19 +0430
>
> On Tuesday 08 July 2003 11:39, Abbas Izad wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > >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
>
> We, at Chapar Shabdiz, talked to Mandrake for a while and didn't achieve
> very good results. That was before you brought this subject up.
> From a commercial POV working with foreign commercial distributions is not
> a commercially interesting point as there is almost no way to earn any
> money with it in Iran.
> I.e: if you want to sell a (foreign) boxed product in Iran, you are more
> likely to loose money than to earn any.
> I am saying this because you referred to Chapar Shabdiz as a possible
> partner to Mandrake.


> Another point to consider was the fact that Mandrake has not been doing
> very well, which makes the situation a little bit shaky.



> In these cases it is always better to look at it from an open and Free POV.
> With FarsiKDE on our plan, are not willing to take much more load at this
> moment.
> Hence your efforts to work with Mandrake is most welcome and very much
> appreciated.
> Please feel free to use this mailing list to post updates on your progress.
>
> Greetings,
> Arash
> --
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> www.farsikde.org
>
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