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This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, the purpose of which is to contain all information around translating Ubuntu. This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, where you'll find all information around translating Ubuntu.
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 * [[https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/Guide|Generic translation guidelines]] — ''See also [[http://adi.roiban.ro/2009/03/20/localization-guidelines-in-launchpad-towards-improving-quality/|Adi's post on translation guidelines]]''  * [[/TeamCommunication|Team communication]]
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 * [[/TeamCommunication|Team communication]]  * [[/MigrationToModerated|Migration from Open to Moderated translation teams]]
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''Set of policies governing those teams in the [[https://translations.launchpad.net/+groups/ubuntu-translators|Ubuntu Translators]] group'' ''Set of policies governing the teams in the [[https://translations.launchpad.net/+groups/ubuntu-translators|Ubuntu Translators]] [[https://help.launchpad.net/Translations/JoiningATranslationGroup|translation group]]. The translation of Ubuntu is only possible for the teams in this group.''
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==== General ====
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 * [[/TeamCoordinatorRoles|Translation team coordinator roles]]
 * [[/TeamCoordinatorResponsibilities |Team Coordinator Responsibilities]]
 * [[/RoleReassignmentPolicy |Role Reassignment Policy]]
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 * [[/PoliciesBrainstorming|Brainstorming section]]
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==== Ubuntu Translation teams ====
 * [[/LaunchpadTeam|Translation team in Launchpad]]
 * [[/TranslationGuidelines|Translation guidelines]]
 * [[/TeamCoordinatorResponsibilities |Team coordinator responsibilities]]
 * [[/RoleReassignmentPolicy |Team coordinator role reassignment]]
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 * [[/Exporting|How to export translations for offline translation, testing or sending to upstream]]
 * [[/LaunchpadTranslationsAdaptToUpstream|Prepare a translation for sending upstream]]
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 * [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-langpack/+archive/ppa | Language Pack PPA]] - weekly update. Please use this PPA for testing translations.
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 * [[/OpenOffice.org|OpenOffice.org]]
 * [[/Firefox|Firefox]]
 * !LibreOffice: Translation happens entirely in upstream, please [[http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/localizers/|follow their instructions]]
 * Firefox: Translation happens entirely in upstream, please [[https://wiki.mozilla.org/L10n/|follow their instructions]]
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 * [[/AppInstallDataUbuntu|Short package descriptions]]
 * [[/DebianInstaller|Debian Installer]]
 * [[/Installer|Ubuntu Installer]]
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 * [[/IsoCodes|ISO codes]]  * ISO codes: Please translate [[http://pkg-isocodes.alioth.debian.org/|upstream]], we will only sync from Debian and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly.
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 * [[/WebFav|Webfav]]  * [[../Wanted|Wanted]] — translations needed, but not doable in Launchpad
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 * CUPS: Please translate [[http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/doc-1.5/translation.html|upstream]], we will only sync from there and won't use the translations from Launchpad directly.
 * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/apt/+translations|apt]]: please coordinate the translation with [[Translations/Upstream/Debian|Debian upstream]]
 * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/dpkg/+pots/dpkg|dpkg]]: please coordinate the translation with [[Translations/Upstream/Debian|Debian upstream]]
 * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/e2fsprogs|e2fsprogs]]: please coordinate the translation with the [[Translations/Upstream/Other/TranslationProject|Translation Project upstream]]
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 * [[https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/ubuntu-translations-tools | Ubuntu Translations Tools ]] various script to help you with translation related task (ex. search string in local installed translations)
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 * [[https://edge.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-langpack/+archive/ppa | Language Pack PPA]] - weekly update. Please use this PPA for testing translations.
 * [[https://translations.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+language-packs | Language Pack Source archive for Karmic ]]
 * [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/karmic/+language-packs | Language Pack Source archive for Karmic ]]
 * [[/PoliciesBrainstorming|Brainstorming section]]

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This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, where you'll find all information around translating Ubuntu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about translating Ubuntu and using Launchpad for translations

Guidelines

Set of recommended guidelines and best practices, aimed at translation team coordinators, but also interesting for all translators.

Policies

Set of policies governing the teams in the Ubuntu Translators translation group. The translation of Ubuntu is only possible for the teams in this group.

General

Ubuntu Translation teams

General documentation

QA

Special translations

These are translations that do not follow the usual translation lifecycle.

Utilities and translation helping tools

  • Nightmonkey - Helps you translate package description

  • Karmic Translations Report - a better view over translation templates (search, see upstream and sort over all templates)

  • Ubuntu Translations Tools various script to help you with translation related task (ex. search string in local installed translations)

Developer documentation

This documentation should assist developers in preparing their Ubuntu applications and packages for translation

General resources


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