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Hello All:

This email was sent by Christian Perrier. He is one of the Debian installer members who focuses on Debian new installer localization and internationalization.

Please read his email and let me know you thought. I think what he is suggesting is valuable.


Anmar
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Hello,

This mail is sent to all people I remember having expressed some
interest in localisation for right-to-left languages, most often in
Debian Installer....but more generally in Debian.

As we probably now all know, Steve Langasek, who now should be able to
travel freely with his wife in all countries with right-to-left
languages, has implemented BiDi support in the needed libraries so
that Debian Installer and all slang-based text user interfaces in
Debian, can properly display RTL languages (including Arabic shaping).

So, we are now at a moment where real l10n work for RTL languages may
really start. The i18n is done (which means our applications are ready
to be translated) and thus the l10n work (the real translation work)
may be started.

Indeed, it has already been started for Arabic and Hebrew...and
interest has been, expressed for Farsi. I also expect to get something
for Urdu and maybe other languages in Indian subcontinent....(those
which are RTL....I'm not a linguist!!!).

For this, we now need some place all people interested in this may
gather and discuss, just like the french/italian/spanish/whatever
translators do.

We have two options:

-one single mailing list, named debian-l10n-bidi, where all people
working on i18n/l10n for BiDi languages could work together


-dedicated debian-l10n-arabic, debian-l10n-hebrew,
debian-l10n-farsi....mailing lists for specific discussions about
these languages

Indeed, probably both are needed : work on bidi support probably needs
to be completed now and thus, even though dedicated ML exist, a
central ML for bidi stuff would be useful even if specialised ML
exist.

On the other hand, Debian mailin list are supposed to be proposed only
whena real interest exists, not only when potential interest exists....

So, I propose that I ask for the creation of a debian-l10n-bidi
mailing list first...so that we/you have a first place to work
on....using it also for your translation work.

When this list will be a bit overwhelmed by specific translation topics
for Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi....then we will ask for
debian-l10n-{arabic,hebrew,farsi}

What is your feeling about this?

Please keep the general CC when answering....unless someone
explicitely asks for being removed from it, of course.

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