[Ubuntu-BD] Fwd: Call for creating and testing localized ISO images

maSnun mailbox at masnun.me
Sat Jul 23 05:23:25 UTC 2011


This is a very good thing. We shall not need to tolerate the hideous Bangla
localization done by the Indians. We could just localize for our self.

On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Shahriar Tariq <shahriar at linux.org.bd>wrote:

> Thought this message might interest some of our team member..
>
> so what do you say anyone interested?
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Planella <david.planella at ubuntu.com>
> Date: 2011/7/22
> Subject: Call for creating and testing localized ISO images
> To: Ubuntu Translators <ubuntu-translators at lists.ubuntu.com>, "Ubuntu
> local
> community team (LoCo) contacts" <loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> You are probably aware of this spec to create localized ISOs:
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-o-cd-localization
>
> In a nutshell, language packs are going away from the main Ubuntu ISO
> (as you know, we could never include them all anyway), and instead,
> we're providing LoCos with a standard set of tools to create ISOs which
> not only can be shipped with a given language enabled and installed by
> default, but also allow setting other defaults appropriate for the given
> language/region/culture.
>
> At this point, I'd like to ask if any of you guys would be willing to
> sign up for creating and testing the first localized images for your
> language/LoCo.
>
> The tools are still being created, so for now we are not looking at
> creating them already, but rather for a list of contacts of people
> committed to creating and testing the first prototypes when the
> infrastructure is ready.
>
> I've just drafted a page to coordinate this process:
>
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneiricOcelot/LocalizedImagesRollout
>
> Note that the FAQ is still in a pretty crude state, as the actual
> project is to be completed by release date and thus it is still in
> progress. Therefore, if you've got any questions, please feel free to
> ask and we'll try to answer and include them in the FAQ. Please do read
> the spec first, as your question might already be answered there.
>
> So if you'd like to contribute to the ISO image for your language/LoCo,
> please add yourself to the table in the wiki page.
>
> I'm very excited about this project, which I think it's going to be
> awesome for LoCos. Thanks a lot for your help!
>
> Regards,
> David.
>
> --
> David Planella
> Ubuntu Translations Coordinator
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>
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>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanking you,
> Shahriar Tariq
>
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>
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