How much work is a translation/localization

[Carsten Agger]

On 5/2/23 12:05, Kaj Haulrich wrote:
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> On 02.05.2023 10.50, Carsten Agger wrote:
>> I'd like to understand how much work it would take to localize Ubuntu 
>> into a completely new language where no volunteers were available but 
>> commercial translation is.
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>> How much work would it be to translate the standard edition of Ubuntu 
>> with all pre-installed programs? In terms of hours or weeks? How many 
>> words?
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>> I'm trying to see how I might arrive at an estimate. It would, of 
>> course, also be necessary to do technical work like creating new 
>> language packages.
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> Hvad mener du med 'et komplet nyt sprog'? - Dansk er vel eksotisk nok, 
> og Ubuntu har jo allerede en dansk udgave, som kan vælges under 
> 'indstillinger --> regional settings'.
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> What do you mean by 'completely new language'? - Danish appears exotic 
> enough and Ubuntu provides a Danish edition, selectable under 
> 'settings --> Regional settings'.
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I mean a language that is not Danish, nor is there any existing 
translation at all. :-)