Re: dev-l10n Digest, Vol 83, Issue 14

[Suresh Damodaran]

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> 1. FirefoxOS ms translation on pootle server (Muhammad Syafiq)
> 2. Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)? (sayak.b...@gmail.com)
> 3. Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)? (sayak.b...@gmail.com)
> 4. Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)? (Sta? Ma?olepszy)
> 5. Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)? (Sayak Sarkar)
> 6. Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)? (Muhammad Syafiq)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:22:43 +0800
> From: Muhammad Syafiq <creativ...@gmail.com>
> To: dev-...@lists.mozilla.org
> Subject: FirefoxOS ms translation on pootle server
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> Hi,
>
> Malay L10n Team would like to do translation for FirefoxOS in Bahasa
> Malaysia /Malay. Could anyone help to add ms to pootle server?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> ???? ???? ?? ????
> Muhammad Syafiq Bin Mazli
> @syafiqmazli
> my blog! <http://blog.f1q.my>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:16:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: sayak.b...@gmail.com
> To: mozilla....@googlegroups.com
> Cc: dev-...@lists.mozilla.org
> Subject: Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)?
> Message-ID: <aed9e04b-02db-4ea2...@googlegroups.com>
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>
> Hey Stas,
>
> I just came across this thread (albeit, a bit too late) and was wondering if anybody is already working on the Bn-IN translations for B2G.
>
> If nobody is currently working on the Bn-IN locale for B2G, I would like to start with the same.
>
> Regards,
> Sayak
>
> On Wednesday, 18 July 2012 19:09:47 UTC+5:30, Sta? Ma?olepszy wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> As you probably very well know, Mozilla is gearing up towards releasing
>>
>> a mobile OS based on Gecko and HTML, codenamed Boot to Gecko, or B2G.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is a stack comprised of a Linux kernel and low-level userspace layer,
>>
>> with Gecko running on top of it, and all UI and other apps implemented
>>
>> in HTML and JS. Gaia is the name of the UI, which will consist of HTML5
>>
>> apps, like the Homescreen, Dialer, Contacts, Browser, Email, Gallery,
>>
>> Camera, Clock, Calculator, Lockscreen, Settings etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> See https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/Architecture#Terminology for more
>>
>> information about the architecture and codenames.
>>
>>
>>
>> We will be soon kicking off the localization effort for B2G.
>>
>>
>>
>> The plan is this:
>>
>>
>>
>> - the UX freeze this Friday, July 20th,
>>
>> - the first string freeze the next Friday, July 27th,
>>
>> - the second string freeze TBD, probably the first week of August,
>>
>> - the deadline will be Tuesday, August 21st (more than 3 weeks total).
>>
>>
>>
>> Why two string freezes? We are already hearing from developers that
>>
>> they won't be able to freeze everything by 7/27 (think error messages
>>
>> and rare and unexpected paths the interaction might follow). We prefer
>>
>> to freeze what we can early (7/27) and start the localization right
>>
>> then. For the second string freeze we will probably see some additions,
>>
>> but I'll do my best to limit changes to already localized strings.
>>
>>
>>
>> What's the workload? We don't really know yet for sure, as not all the
>>
>> UI has landed yet. Today's numbers are this:
>>
>>
>>
>> ~500 strings in Gaia
>>
>> ~200 strings in Gecko/toolkit, but there's a good chance that we will be
>>
>> able to reuse Mobile translations here.
>>
>>
>>
>> (FYI, the entire Firefox Desktop with toolkit is ~6600, Firefox Mobile
>>
>> is ~5000 strings.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Lastly, keep in mind that the first devices will be marketed in South
>>
>> America, so we will be focusing on Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese for
>>
>> the first release. This does not mean, however, that we can't ship B2G
>>
>> with more locales available, for users in the said geographies, and for
>>
>> testing everywhere else. We are also investigating the feasibility of
>>
>> having langpacks for B2G.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, who's in? :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -stas
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:16:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: sayak.b...@gmail.com
> To: dev-...@lists.mozilla.org
> Cc: dev-...@lists.mozilla.org
> Subject: Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)?
> Message-ID: <aed9e04b-02db-4ea2...@googlegroups.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Hey Stas,
>
> I just came across this thread (albeit, a bit too late) and was wondering if anybody is already working on the Bn-IN translations for B2G.
>
> If nobody is currently working on the Bn-IN locale for B2G, I would like to start with the same.
>
> Regards,
> Sayak
>
> On Wednesday, 18 July 2012 19:09:47 UTC+5:30, Sta? Ma?olepszy wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> As you probably very well know, Mozilla is gearing up towards releasing
>>
>> a mobile OS based on Gecko and HTML, codenamed Boot to Gecko, or B2G.
>>
>>
>>
>> It is a stack comprised of a Linux kernel and low-level userspace layer,
>>
>> with Gecko running on top of it, and all UI and other apps implemented
>>
>> in HTML and JS. Gaia is the name of the UI, which will consist of HTML5
>>
>> apps, like the Homescreen, Dialer, Contacts, Browser, Email, Gallery,
>>
>> Camera, Clock, Calculator, Lockscreen, Settings etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> See https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G/Architecture#Terminology for more
>>
>> information about the architecture and codenames.
>>
>>
>>
>> We will be soon kicking off the localization effort for B2G.
>>
>>
>>
>> The plan is this:
>>
>>
>>
>> - the UX freeze this Friday, July 20th,
>>
>> - the first string freeze the next Friday, July 27th,
>>
>> - the second string freeze TBD, probably the first week of August,
>>
>> - the deadline will be Tuesday, August 21st (more than 3 weeks total).
>>
>>
>>
>> Why two string freezes? We are already hearing from developers that
>>
>> they won't be able to freeze everything by 7/27 (think error messages
>>
>> and rare and unexpected paths the interaction might follow). We prefer
>>
>> to freeze what we can early (7/27) and start the localization right
>>
>> then. For the second string freeze we will probably see some additions,
>>
>> but I'll do my best to limit changes to already localized strings.
>>
>>
>>
>> What's the workload? We don't really know yet for sure, as not all the
>>
>> UI has landed yet. Today's numbers are this:
>>
>>
>>
>> ~500 strings in Gaia
>>
>> ~200 strings in Gecko/toolkit, but there's a good chance that we will be
>>
>> able to reuse Mobile translations here.
>>
>>
>>
>> (FYI, the entire Firefox Desktop with toolkit is ~6600, Firefox Mobile
>>
>> is ~5000 strings.)
>>
>>
>>
>> Lastly, keep in mind that the first devices will be marketed in South
>>
>> America, so we will be focusing on Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese for
>>
>> the first release. This does not mean, however, that we can't ship B2G
>>
>> with more locales available, for users in the said geographies, and for
>>
>> testing everywhere else. We are also investigating the feasibility of
>>
>> having langpacks for B2G.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, who's in? :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> -stas
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:23:09 +0100
> From: Sta? Ma?olepszy <st...@mozilla.com>
> To: sayak.b...@gmail.com
> Cc: mozilla....@googlegroups.com, dev-...@lists.mozilla.org
> Subject: Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)?
> Message-ID: <50ACB99D...@mozilla.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
>
>
>
> On Wed 21 Nov 2012 12:16:28 PM CET, sayak.b...@gmail.com wrote:
>> Hey Stas,
>>
>> I just came across this thread (albeit, a bit too late) and was wondering if anybody is already working on the Bn-IN translations for B2G.
>>
>> If nobody is currently working on the Bn-IN locale for B2G, I would like to start with the same.
>
> Hi Sayak,
>
> I haven't heard about other bn-IN efforts for B2G so far. I'm happy to
> hear that you want to work on it!
>
> I've added bn-IN to https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/b2g-locales-list
>
> We don't have localized builds yet, but this is a good start. I'll
> file a bug to create a Mercurial repository for you and to add bn-IN to
> the localization dashboard at l10n.mozilla.org.
>
> It was good seeing you in Singapore!
> -stas
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 17:12:19 +0530
> From: Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>
> To: Sta? Ma?olepszy <st...@mozilla.com>
> Cc: mozilla....@googlegroups.com, dev-...@lists.mozilla.org
> Subject: Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)?
> Message-ID:
> <CANrO7TcuAiScSgCof67MRcHCD37_obaPnUXGV4WTqhCt=TZ...@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Thanks for quick update Stas!! :-)
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Sta? Ma?olepszy <st...@mozilla.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Wed 21 Nov 2012 12:16:28 PM CET, sayak.b...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> Hey Stas,
>>>
>>> I just came across this thread (albeit, a bit too late) and was wondering
>>> if anybody is already working on the Bn-IN translations for B2G.
>>>
>>> If nobody is currently working on the Bn-IN locale for B2G, I would like
>>> to start with the same.
>>
>> Hi Sayak,
>>
>> I haven't heard about other bn-IN efforts for B2G so far. I'm happy to
>> hear that you want to work on it!
>>
>> I've added bn-IN to https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.**org/b2g-locales-list<https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/b2g-locales-list>
>>
>> We don't have localized builds yet, but this is a good start. I'll file a
>> bug to create a Mercurial repository for you and to add bn-IN to the
>> localization dashboard at l10n.mozilla.org.
>>
>> It was good seeing you in Singapore!
>> -stas
>
>
>
> --
> About Me:http://about.me/sayak_sarkar
> Twitter: http://twitter.com/sayak_sarkar
> Blog: http://sayaksarkar.wordpress.com
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:54:29 +0800
> From: Muhammad Syafiq <creativ...@gmail.com>
> To: Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>
> Cc: mozilla....@googlegroups.com, dev-...@lists.mozilla.org,
> Sta? Ma?olepszy <st...@mozilla.com>
> Subject: Re: Who is interested in localizing Boot to Gecko (a.k.a. B2G
> and Firefox OS)?
> Message-ID:
> <CA+gGs_ZvL7oeLZWAi9cHiO-L...@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>
> Hi Stas,
>
> Could you update for locale ms (Malay)? I m glad to localize Firefox OS.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Syafiq
>
> ???? ???? ?? ????
> Muhammad Syafiq Bin Mazli
> @syafiqmazli
> my blog! <http://blog.f1q.my>
> 67C2 1C07 FDEC 09ED DE58
> 1ED8 FF26 6105 142D CBE2
>
> community-malaysia mailing list
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>
>
> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Sayak Sarkar <sayak.b...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thanks for quick update Stas!! :-)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Sta? Ma?olepszy <st...@mozilla.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed 21 Nov 2012 12:16:28 PM CET, sayak.b...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Stas,
>>>>
>>>> I just came across this thread (albeit, a bit too late) and was
>> wondering
>>>> if anybody is already working on the Bn-IN translations for B2G.
>>>>
>>>> If nobody is currently working on the Bn-IN locale for B2G, I would like
>>>> to start with the same.
>>>
>>> Hi Sayak,
>>>
>>> I haven't heard about other bn-IN efforts for B2G so far. I'm happy to
>>> hear that you want to work on it!
>>>
>>> I've added bn-IN to https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.
>> **org/b2g-locales-list<https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/b2g-locales-list>
>>>
>>> We don't have localized builds yet, but this is a good start. I'll file
>> a
>>> bug to create a Mercurial repository for you and to add bn-IN to the
>>> localization dashboard at l10n.mozilla.org.
>>>
>>> It was good seeing you in Singapore!
>>> -stas
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> About Me:http://about.me/sayak_sarkar
>> Twitter: http://twitter.com/sayak_sarkar
>> Blog: http://sayaksarkar.wordpress.com
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