Bugzilla:L10N

Bugzilla Localization Working Group

There are people who make localizatons happen: the localizers.

Also, there are people who make localizations possible: architects, analysts, and developers. Localization as long-term design goal may affect decision making in many points that may look orthogonal.

People

The l10n team has been created on 36th meeting.

• Siarhei, Belarus
• Cédric Corazza (Cedric), France
• Marc Schumann (Wurblzap), Germany
• Shimono Atsushi (himorin), Japan
• Vitaly Fedrushkov (SnowyOwl), Russia

Objectives

Knowledge sharing

Reduce effort duplication between localization projects.

Localizability improvement

Fix mainstream product bugs which lead to problems in localized sites. Offer rigorous testing for changes affecting i18n.

Better tools

Use and develop better tools to facilitate localization.

User support

Develop uniform terminology for application domain in each language. Provide support to Bugzilla users in their languages.

Resources

Mailing list

localizers@bugzilla.org was created in 2003 to inform all localizers about critical issues. Now it is used for team communication.

newsgroup

mozilla.dev.apps.bugzilla should be used for discussions open to all Bugzilla developers.

Roadmap

Bugzilla localization needs and plans.

Localizers Guide

now updated by Cédric Corazza.

Bugs and problems

Common l10n and l12y bugs, problems and solutions.

Test sites at landfill

3.0.6 available in the following languages: be, de, en, fr, ru.

3.2rc2 has be, de, en, fr, ja, ru. You may see how it looks like, and try to reproduce various problems.

IRC

Time zone gaps make IRC less useful for us, than to other teams :-)

Localization projects

List of all known localization efforts, including duplicated and unfinished, is maintained here.

Summary of deliverables is available here.

To Do

• Revive mailing list -- SnowyOwl
• Contact all l10n projects members to participate in our team -- SnowyOwl
• Take over and update Localizers' Guide bug 412654 -- Cedric
• Move Bugzilla to Maketext -- SnowyOwl
• Deploy on landfill -- LpSolit
• Interact with Mozilla l10n teams