Re: [Asiasource-l] [Fwd: <nettime> Arabization Project - Call for Volunteers]

[Mohammed Sameer <msameer at foolab dot org>]

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Looks like I'm not reading the jordan planet regularly as I used to!

Time for Arabeyes again ;-)

On Mon, Jul 11, 2005 at 10:15:34AM +0200, patrice at xs4all dot nl wrote:
> Looks like something for the Localisation people ...
> Wonder if some effort has not been done already ...
> 
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: <nettime> Arabization Project - Call for Volunteers
> From:    "Cecile Landman" <cilela at xs4all dot nl>
> Date:    Sun, July 10, 2005 1:31 am
> To:      nettime-l at bbs dot thing dot net
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> 
> Looks interesting, I read this call on the Jordan blog site:
> http://www.jordanplanet.net/ ---->
> http://www.jordanplanet.net/Bloggers/AmmarIbrahim
> 
> >> Saturday, July 9. 2005 Arabization Project - Call for Volunteers
> </archives/348-Arabization-Project-Call-for-Volunteers.html>
> 
> Let me get straight to the point, in Arabic we have no official
> reference to ICT( Information & Communication Tech. ) terms. As a
> result, we can't properly translate software interfaces, relevant books
> and other stuff in a standard manner.
> 
> Relying on official entities to come up with official list is just not
> gonna happen. Here's my idea of how to tackle this issue:
> 	Manage to get a comprehensive list of ICT terms in English
> 	Work privatley with a small group of volunteers and translate
> the list
> 	Once the list is translated, publish the list on a website
> 	When you have something almost comprehensive, people will start
> referring to the list, and day by day, it'll become the official list. So
> if anybody is interested leave a comment, I spoke to some people about
> this Idea, and I already have two volunteers.
> 
> http://blog.ammar-ibrahim.com/archives/348-Arabization-Project-Call-for-
> Volunteers.html#comments <<
> 
> 
> ~~~~~
> cheers
> Cecile
> 
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