[Live-demo] Language Selection

[Brian Hamlin]

of course, any group that submitted document translations is first on 
the list!

from "too fast on the Send button"  -Brian

On Jan 31, 2011, at 3:38 PM, Brian Hamlin wrote:

> Hello Live DVD List-
>
>   I was reminded today about Languages, via a blog post on the Debian 
> Planet feed.
> The next version of Debian is close to final, and they are rounding up 
> language translations.
>
>   I propose that prominent, supported language packs on the Live DVD 
> ought to be chosen
> in response to real-world participation. If that were the case, using 
> Debian as a model, I see
>
> Very High / Highest Participation
>      english, german, french, italian, spanish, portuguese, russian, 
> swedish, czech, japanese
>
> Participation
>    Belorussian, catalan, lithuanian, malayalam, norwegian, romanian, 
> slavak, vietnamese
>
> Some Others
>   Hindi, Thai, Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Korean
>
> of course, Debian is published in over 70 languages, and wikipedia now 
> has articles on over 250 languages.
> Very strong international support is a win-win for everyone, and, I 
> think emphasis ought to be placed first, where
> there are active members who have actual access to OSGeo tools.
>
>   best regards from Berkeley, CA
>    -Brian
>
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