How to get a new language for Ubuntu

[Aras Noori]

Hi Arne,
I am native speaker and can translate locale data, please sent the
files to me, its my pleasure to to do that, thanks


Regards
Aras

On 9/16/08, Arne Goetje <arne.goetje at canonical.com> wrote:
> Erdal Ronahi wrote:
> >>> I could nowhere find information about how to get a new language that
> >>> is already in Launchpad into Ubuntu with language packs and all.
> >>> Therefore I have filed a bug for language packs in Kurdish Sorani
> >>> (ckb):
> >>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/266975
> >
> >> Ubuntu main after the initial release.  Maybe that has changed since,
> >> but filing a bug should be a good way to get their attention.
> >
> > That is understood, the question was not for Hardy, but for Intrepid
> > (or Jaunty). The bug has been around for a while, but as you said I
> > will write to Martin directly, too.
>
> The issue with "new" languages is: there needs to be locale data
> available for that language, otherwise the translation cannot be used on
> the system. This is not Ubuntu specific, but exists on every operating
> system.
>
> As there is no locale available for ckb, we naturally cannot have
> language packs for that language.
>
> If you are a native speaker and can help me with the translation of the
> locale data, I can add that information for Jaunty. Intrepid has been
> frozen already.
>
> I will follow up on the bug you mentioned.
>
> Cheers
> Arne
>
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Best Regards,

Aras Noori
MComp Sc, MCTS, Software Developer