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'''This page contains links to the information pages of various Community Translation Projects that are currently available.'''
 
Community Translation ("CT") is the primary way that any Resident can contribute to the translations which are used in the Second Life software. If you discover a translation you think needs to be improved, we need your enthusiasm!
 
 
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1. To join one of the Language projects on this page, please read the project information below and '''[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d sign up on this form]'''.
 
2. Agree to the [[Terms_and_Conditions_for_Second_Life_Community_Translation_Program|Terms and Conditions]] that govern your participation in the Community Translation Project.
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'''Award-Winning Volunteers:'''
Check out our [[Top Translators in the Community Translation Project|Top Contributors]] in each language!
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'''This page contains links to the information pages of various Community Translation Projects that are currently available.'''


*<font color=#008000>'''To join in any of the projects on this page, please read the project information and sign up''' [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]'''</font>
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==STATUS OF PROJECTS:==
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=== Viewer 1.23: ===
:* 2009-June-30:  We have finished all submissions for '''Viewer 1.23.''' These are shipped in the new viewer 1.23.4!
:* We cannot make any more translations at this time. BUT, we are still keeping track of any language bugs (bad translations?) that you find, so we can fix them in version 1.24.
:* For more information, please contact: Ramzi Linden
=== XStreet or Website: ===
:* For more information, please contact: Lexie Linden
=== Knowledge Base (KB) articles: ===
:* 2009-June-30:  We are still working to translate KB articles in French, Japanese, and German. 
:* Please see those languages, below.
=== Other Articles: ===
:* For more information, please contact: Lexie Linden


Terms and Conditions regulating Community Translation project can be found [[Terms_and_Conditions_for_Second_Life_Community_Translation_Program|here]]


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=='''BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE'''==
=='''BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Brazilian_Portuguese|See the Top Contributors]]
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* Portuguese Website tasks: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10330
* Portuguese Viewer tasks: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10262


To join in, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE] 
*Currently in the works in the Brazilian Portuguese Web Localization component: XStreet localization tasks: 2nd loc cycle, QA, 3rd loc cycle.
*In Viewer localization, we finished loc cycle 2 and are getting ready to conduct Localization QA in our Localization Central Island.
*[[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Brazilian_Portuguese| See Top Contributors Here!]]


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=='''CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED)'''==
=='''CHINESE'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_Chinese|See the Top Contributors]]
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*Thanks to our volunteer localizers Geneko Nemeth and Ken March, our 1.22 viewer is now available in '''Simplified Chinese'''.  
* Thanks to our volunteer localizers Geneko Nemeth and Ken March, our 1.22 viewer is now available in Simplified Chinese.  
* We are currently trying to finalize loc cycle 1 for 1.23 viewer.
* We updated translations for the 1.23 viewer.
*[[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_Chinese| See Top Contributors Here!]]
* Big thank you to our residents for helping us translate, edit and QA the [https://join.secondlife.com/index.php?lang=zh-CN Registration Area]
* Big thank you to our residents for helping us translate, edit and QA the [https://join.secondlife.com/index.php?lang=zh-CN Registration Area]


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=='''CZECH'''==
=='''CZECH'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Czech|See the Top Contributors]]
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*'''Czech''' translations were done by Jarek Dejavu and we hope to integrate them in our next version of the viewer: {{Jira|CT-122}}


*'''Czech''' translations were done by Jarek Dejavu and will be integrating in our next version of the viewer. {{Jira|CT-122}}
*[[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Czech| See Top Contributors Here!]]


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=='''DANISH'''==
=='''DANISH'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_Danish|See the Top Contributors]]
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* See the homepage for the [[Danish Viewer Localization Project]].
** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
* Danish Glossary now available! http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT-202
** Big thanks to Flemming for this!


[[Danish Viewer Localization Project]] is on the 1st loc cycle of 1.23. We hope to wrap up translation this week so we can start bug fixing next week and be in top form for RC3. Thanks, Ann and Flemming!
*[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT-202 Danish Glossary now available!] Big thanks to Flemming for this!
*See the top contributors [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_Danish|HERE!]]
To join in, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]
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=='''DUTCH'''==
=='''DUTCH'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_Dutch|See the Top Contributors]]
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* Thank you to all our Dutch localizers for translating, editing, testing and bug-fixing the [https://join.secondlife.com/index.php?lang=nl-NL Dutch Registration] area.
* See the homepage for the [[Dutch_Viewer_Localization_Project]]
** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
* Dutch Glossary now available! http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT-137


Thank you to all our Dutch localizers for translating, editing, testing and bug-fixing the [https://join.secondlife.com/index.php?lang=nl-NL Dutch Registration] area.
[[Dutch_Viewer_Localization_Project]] is kicking off right now that our volunteer translators have worked hard and collaboratively to produce the [http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT-137 Dutch Second Life Glossary]. As you can see, we are translating the entire viewer. The files are divided in 6 JIRA tickets and are eagerly awaiting your attention.


*To join in, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]
*See the top contributors to this project [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_Dutch|HERE!]]


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=='''FRENCH'''==
=='''FRENCH'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_French|See the Top Contributors]]
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French localizers meet every '''Thursday''' between '''12 pm''' and '''1 pm''' SL time at this location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/119/211/37
There are '''4 components''' to the French Community Translation projects:
There are '''4 components''' to the French Community Translation projects:
*[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10290 Translation of Knowledge Base Articles]: We have already around '''80 KBs''' translated into French! A big thank you to the French community translators for this amazing effort! Let's keep going! You will also see that our residents have been making some excellent instructional videos currently available in French on YouTube and soon to be integrated into the French KB.
* Translation of KB Articles:
*[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10260 French Articles].  
** See the homepage for the [[French KB Translation Project]]
*[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10301 French web].
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10290
*[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10232 Viewer Strings].
*** We have already around '''80 KBs''' translated into French! A big thank you to the French community translators for this amazing effort! Let's keep going!
*** You will also see that our residents have been making some excellent instructional videos currently available in French on YouTube and soon to be integrated into the French KB.
 
 
* French Viewer:
** See the homepage for the [[French Viewer Localization Project]]
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10232
*** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
 
 
* French Articles: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10260
 
 
* French website: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10301


To join in the Community Translations project, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]


French localizers meet every '''Thursday''' between '''12 pm''' and '''1 pm''' SL time at this location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/119/211/37
*See the top contributors [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_French|HERE!]]


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=='''GERMAN'''==
=='''GERMAN'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_German|See the Top Contributors]]
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German Linguists' office hours is held Mondays between 12 and 1 p. SL time in Borrowdale:  http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/116/217/37.
* Translation of KB Articles:
** See the homepage for the [[German KB Translation Project]]
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10230
** This was the pilot of Linden Lab CT project just mere 5 months ago! Not only has the Community Translations Project grown, but so has the [https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4802 German Knowledge Base]. And, to the joy of all of our awesome German volunteers, the Knowledge Base is moving to a wiki format, following wild success of the Japanese and French KB.
* German Viewer:
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10270


[[German KB Translation Project]] was the pilot of Linden Lab Community Translation project just mere 5 months ago! Not only has the Community Translations Project grown, but so has the [https://support.secondlife.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=4802 German Knowledge Base]. And, to the joy of all of our awesome German volunteers, the Knowledge Base is moving to a wiki format, following wild success of the Japanese and French KB.
* German website:
** '''Community Standards''' and '''System Requirements''' web page translations have been contributed by the Residents. Thank you!!!


*Thank you to everyone who has been contributing to the refinement of the '''German viewer terminology'''{{Jira|CT-91}}
*'''Community Standards''' and '''System Requirements''' web page translations have been contributed by the Residents. Thank you!!!
*Currently live project is also German Viewer 1.23 truncation testing. Please, join in the effort on the Localization Central Island.
To join in the Community Translations project, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]
*See the top contributors [[Top_Contributors_to_the_Community_Translation_Project_for_German|HERE!]]


German Linguists' office hours is held Mondays between 12 and 1 p. SL time in Borrowdale: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/116/217/37.
* German articles: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10339
 


[[Category:Localization]]


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=='''HUNGARIAN'''==
=='''HUNGARIAN'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Hungarian|See the Top Contributors]]
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* Hungarian translation led by the amazing Princess Niven has completed for the 1.23 Viewer.


*'''Hungarian''' localization led by the amazing Princess Niven has just completed the 2nd loc cycle for 1.23. Truncation fixing is starting this week.
*[[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Hungarian| See Top Contributors Here!]]
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=='''ITALIAN'''==
=='''ITALIAN'''==
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*After our brilliant Italian translators spent 2 months collaborating on the Italian glossary {{Jira|CT-126}}, they have been hard at work through 2 loc cycles on Viewer 1.23 - the first viewer to contain Italian!!!! W00T!
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*Our amazing volunteers are now working hard on testing the localization on Localization Central Island. In this effort, they are collaborating with a wider Italian community.
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*I would also like to thank our wonderful Italian volunteers for the help around Registration pages.
[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Italian|See the Top Contributors]]
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* See the homepage for the [[Italian Viewer Localization Project]].
** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
* Italian Glossary now available! http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT-126
** our brilliant Italian translators spent 2 months collaborating on the Italian glossary!
* We would also like to thank our wonderful Italian volunteers for the help around Registration pages.
 
 
 


To join in, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]
*[[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Italian| See Top Contributors Here!]]
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=='''JAPANESE'''==
=='''JAPANESE'''==
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Thank you Japanese community translators for contributing to the [http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10280 Japanese KB translation project]!
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*To learn more about it, please check [[Japanese KB Translation Project| Project Information]]!
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*Japanese top contributors are announced [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Japanese| Here]]!
[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Japanese|See the Top Contributors]]
*If you're interested in joining the project to make the SL experiences better for Japanese users, please [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d SIGN UP]!
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* Translation of KB Articles:
** See the homepage for the [[Japanese KB Translation Project]]
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10280
* Japanese Viewer:
** See the homepage for the [[Japanese Viewer Localization Project]]
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10302
*** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
* Japanese website: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10303
 
 


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=='''POLISH'''==
=='''POLISH'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Polish|See the Top Contributors]]
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* Polish Viewer:
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10254
*** Giant thanks to our '''Polish''' community for taking the initiative to translate the 1.22 viewer fully into Polish.
*** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!


*Giant thanks to our '''Polish''' community for taking the initiative to translate the 1.22 viewer fully into Polish (currently available). After finishing both loc cycles, our Polish volunteers are now testing and bug fixing the Polish version of 1.23.
*[[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Polish| See Top Contributors Here!]]


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=='''RUSSIAN / UKRAINIAN'''==
=='''RUSSIAN / UKRAINIAN'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Russian_and_Ukrainian|See the Top Contributors]]
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* Russian, Ukrainian Viewer:
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10263
*** '''Russian''' and '''Ukrainian''' have also been added to version 1.23 since the full viewer xml was submitted by Ian Kas and his Team.
*** We are really proud to have our viewer in cyrillic for the first time! :)


*'''Russian''' and '''Ukrainian''' have also been added since the full viewer xml was submitted by Ian Kas and his Second Life Team. Ian and Second Kiev have just completed loc cycle 1 and are conducting viewer testing. We are really proud to have our viewer in cyrillic for the first time! :)
*[[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Russian_and_Ukrainian| See Top Contributors Here!]]
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=='''SPANISH'''==
=='''SPANISH'''==
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Spanish|See the Top Contributors]]
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* See the homepage for the [[Spanish Viewer Localization Project]].
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10267
** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23, with a complete revamp of the Spanish viewer!
* Spanish Glossary now available! http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT-118
* Spanish website: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10268
** Our residents also continue to help with improving the Spanish Registration area, translating SL blogs into Spanish and advising on localizability.


* Our Spanish viewer has been receiving a lot of love in the full revamp of localization! Our residents first collaborated on the Castilian Spanish Second Life Glossary {{Jira|CT-118}}, then they collaborated on the 3 cycles of localization for 1.23 and they are now testing 1.23 localization.
* Our residents also continue to help with improving the Spanish Registration area, translating SL blogs into Spanish and advising on localizability.
* To join in, please, sign up [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d HERE]
* [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Spanish| See Top Contributors Here!]]


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=='''TURKISH'''==
=='''TURKISH'''==
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*'''Turkish''' community translation: {{Jira|CT-88}} and {{Jira|VWR-2710}}. Thank you to Vixen Heron for starting the translation. We'd love to update the translation so, if you are Turkish and would like to help us make SL better for the Turkish users, please,  [http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d sign up] and come help! :)
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[http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=rCz4oYbrdLslUgEv2ENO1A_3d_3d Sign up] | [[Top_Contributors_to_Community_Translation_Project_for_Turkish|See the Top Contributors]]
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* Turkish viewer:
** Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10250
*** Thank you to Vixen Heron for starting the translation with community translations of {{Jira|CT-88}} and {{Jira|VWR-2710}}.
*** Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
** We would love to update the translations in the future, if you speak fluent Turkish and would like to help us make SL better for the Turkish users, please sign up!
 
 
 


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=='''MORE!!'''==
=='''MORE!!'''==
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*Viewer internationalization test plan compiling JIRA is {{Jira|CT-81}}. The test is still open for contributions. Please, feel free to contribute!!! The JIRA was started with the French community but I urge anyone with knowledge of the '''Japanese, German, Chinese, Spanish''' viewer or languages like: '''Polish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Danish,  Dutch, Hungarian, Turkish''', to help us!!! Thank you in advance!!!
* We are in the progress to compile a new Viewer internationalization Test Plan: {{Jira|CT-81}}.
 
** The test is still open for contributions. Please, feel free to contribute!!!
*We are constantly collecting ad-hoc translations for '''Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Italian and Dutch''' from our wonderful residents. So far, we got great support localizing login screen strings, Registration strings, the new viewer browser tutorial. If you speak these languages and want to do some translation work, please, contact us: Danica Linden and Lexie Linden would love to hear from you. :)
** The JIRA was started with the French community but I urge anyone with knowledge of other languages to help us!!! Thank you in advance!!!

Revision as of 16:20, 30 June 2009

This page contains links to the information pages of various Community Translation Projects that are currently available.

Community Translation ("CT") is the primary way that any Resident can contribute to the translations which are used in the Second Life software. If you discover a translation you think needs to be improved, we need your enthusiasm!


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How to Join
   

1. To join one of the Language projects on this page, please read the project information below and sign up on this form.

2. Agree to the Terms and Conditions that govern your participation in the Community Translation Project.

Award-Winning Volunteers: Check out our Top Contributors in each language!


STATUS OF PROJECTS:

Viewer 1.23:

  • 2009-June-30: We have finished all submissions for Viewer 1.23. These are shipped in the new viewer 1.23.4!
  • We cannot make any more translations at this time. BUT, we are still keeping track of any language bugs (bad translations?) that you find, so we can fix them in version 1.24.
  • For more information, please contact: Ramzi Linden

XStreet or Website:

  • For more information, please contact: Lexie Linden

Knowledge Base (KB) articles:

  • 2009-June-30: We are still working to translate KB articles in French, Japanese, and German.
  • Please see those languages, below.

Other Articles:

  • For more information, please contact: Lexie Linden


BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE

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CHINESE (SIMPLIFIED)

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  • Thanks to our volunteer localizers Geneko Nemeth and Ken March, our 1.22 viewer is now available in Simplified Chinese.
  • We updated translations for the 1.23 viewer.
  • Big thank you to our residents for helping us translate, edit and QA the Registration Area

CZECH

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  • Czech translations were done by Jarek Dejavu and we hope to integrate them in our next version of the viewer: CT-122


DANISH

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DUTCH

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FRENCH

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French localizers meet every Thursday between 12 pm and 1 pm SL time at this location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/119/211/37


There are 4 components to the French Community Translation projects:

  • Translation of KB Articles:
    • See the homepage for the French KB Translation Project
    • Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10290
      • We have already around 80 KBs translated into French! A big thank you to the French community translators for this amazing effort! Let's keep going!
      • You will also see that our residents have been making some excellent instructional videos currently available in French on YouTube and soon to be integrated into the French KB.





GERMAN

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German Linguists' office hours is held Mondays between 12 and 1 p. SL time in Borrowdale: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Borrowdale/116/217/37.




  • German website:
    • Community Standards and System Requirements web page translations have been contributed by the Residents. Thank you!!!



HUNGARIAN

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  • Hungarian translation led by the amazing Princess Niven has completed for the 1.23 Viewer.


ITALIAN

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JAPANESE

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POLISH

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RUSSIAN / UKRAINIAN

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  • Russian, Ukrainian Viewer:
    • Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10263
      • Russian and Ukrainian have also been added to version 1.23 since the full viewer xml was submitted by Ian Kas and his Team.
      • We are really proud to have our viewer in cyrillic for the first time! :)


SPANISH

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TURKISH

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  • Turkish viewer:
    • Work in PJIRA here: http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/CT/component/10250
      • Thank you to Vixen Heron for starting the translation with community translations of CT-88 and VWR-2710.
      • Work is complete for Viewer 1.23!
    • We would love to update the translations in the future, if you speak fluent Turkish and would like to help us make SL better for the Turkish users, please sign up!



MORE!!

  • We are in the progress to compile a new Viewer internationalization Test Plan: CT-81.
    • The test is still open for contributions. Please, feel free to contribute!!!
    • The JIRA was started with the French community but I urge anyone with knowledge of other languages to help us!!! Thank you in advance!!!