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| author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2001-09-22 19:15:53 +0000 |
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| committer | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> | 2001-09-22 19:15:53 +0000 |
| commit | 9917b0be5aaefbc81c26edea303233f289a03a7d (patch) | |
| tree | 4f39a87530b67027709090e4b798ef6a892f7433 | |
| parent | 363a391db4833f462db50a887cd37d031bd55b49 (diff) | |
| download | coreutils-9917b0be5aaefbc81c26edea303233f289a03a7d.tar.xz | |
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@@ -164,122 +164,128 @@ Available Packages ================== Languages are not equally supported in all packages. The following -matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of May 2001. -The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages PO -files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a +matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of September +2001. The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages +PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a translation percentage of at least 50%. - Ready PO files bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl he hr id it - +-------------------------------------------------+ - a2ps | [] [] | - bash | [] [] [] [] | - bfd | | - binutils | | - bison | [] [] [] [] | - clisp | [] [] [] [] | - cpio | [] [] [] [] | - diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - enscript | [] [] | - error | [] [] | - fetchmail | | - fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - flex | [] [] [] | - gas | | - gawk | [] | - gcal | | - gcc | [] | - gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] | - gprof | | - grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - id-utils | [] [] [] | - indent | [] [] [] [] [] | - jpilot | | - kbd | | - ld | | - libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - lilypond | | - lynx | [] [] [] | - m4 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - make | [] [] [] [] [] | - nano | [] | - opcodes | | - parted | [] [] | - ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - python | | - recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - soundtracker | | - sp | | - tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - texinfo | [] [] [] [] [] | - textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - util-linux | [] [] | - wdiff | [] [] | - wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | - +-------------------------------------------------+ - bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl he hr id it - 0 13 24 30 11 1 8 21 13 1 28 18 3 0 8 10 + Ready PO files bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl he hr id it ja + +----------------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] | + bash | [] [] [] [] | + bfd | | + binutils | [] | + bison | [] [] [] [] [] | + clisp | [] [] [] [] | + cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | + diffutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + enscript | [] [] | + error | [] [] | + fetchmail | | + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + flex | [] [] [] | + freetype | | + gas | | + gawk | [] [] | + gcal | | + gcc | | + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gnupg | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + gprof | | + grep | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + id-utils | [] [] [] | + indent | [] [] [] [] [] | + jpilot | [] | + kbd | | + ld | [] | + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + lilypond | [] | + lynx | [] [] [] [] | + m4 | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + make | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + mysecretdiary | [] | + nano | [] [] [] | + opcodes | | + parted | [] [] [] | + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + python | | + recode | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sharutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + sketch | | + soundtracker | [] [] [] | + sp | | + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + texinfo | [] [] [] [] [] [] | + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + util-linux | [] [] | + wdiff | [] [] [] | + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | + +----------------------------------------------------+ + bg cs da de el en eo es et fi fr gl he hr id it ja + 0 14 24 32 11 1 8 23 13 1 33 22 4 0 7 9 18 - ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh - +-------------------------------------------------+ - a2ps | [] [] [] | 5 - bash | | 4 - bfd | | 0 - binutils | | 0 - bison | [] [] [] | 7 - clisp | [] | 5 - cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | 9 - diffutils | [] [] [] | 10 - enscript | [] [] [] | 5 - error | [] | 3 - fetchmail | | 0 - fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 - flex | [] [] [] | 6 - gas | | 0 - gawk | | 1 - gcal | | 0 - gcc | [] | 2 - gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 18 - gnupg | [] [] [] [] | 9 - gprof | | 0 - grep | [] [] [] | 10 - hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 21 - id-utils | [] [] [] | 6 - indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - jpilot | | 0 - kbd | [] | 1 - ld | | 0 - libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - lilypond | [] | 1 - lynx | [] [] [] [] [] | 8 - m4 | [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - make | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12 - nano | | 1 - opcodes | | 0 - parted | [] [] [] | 5 - ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 14 - python | | 0 - recode | [] [] [] [] | 13 - sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 18 - sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 20 - sharutils | [] [] [] [] | 11 - soundtracker | | 0 - sp | | 0 - tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 - texinfo | [] [] | 7 - textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 - util-linux | [] [] | 4 - wdiff | [] [] | 4 - wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 - +-------------------------------------------------+ - 31 teams ja ko lv nl no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh - 50 domains 17 9 1 23 6 17 1 13 26 9 11 19 17 1 2 361 + ko lv nb nl nn no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh + +----------------------------------------------------+ + a2ps | [] [] [] | 6 + bash | | 4 + bfd | | 0 + binutils | | 1 + bison | [] | 6 + clisp | [] | 5 + cpio | [] [] [] [] [] | 10 + diffutils | [] [] [] [] | 11 + enscript | [] [] [] | 5 + error | [] [] | 4 + fetchmail | | 0 + fileutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 + findutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 + flex | [] [] [] | 6 + freetype | | 0 + gas | | 0 + gawk | [] | 3 + gcal | | 0 + gcc | | 0 + gettext | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 18 + gnupg | [] [] [] | 10 + gprof | | 0 + grep | [] [] [] [] | 12 + hello | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 22 + id-utils | [] [] [] | 6 + indent | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12 + jpilot | | 1 + kbd | [] | 1 + ld | | 1 + libc | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 + lilypond | [] [] | 3 + lynx | [] [] [] [] | 8 + m4 | [] [] [] [] | 12 + make | [] [] [] [] [] [] | 12 + mysecretdiary | | 1 + nano | [] | 4 + opcodes | [] | 1 + parted | [] [] | 5 + ptx | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + python | | 0 + recode | [] [] [] [] | 13 + sed | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 19 + sh-utils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 21 + sharutils | [] [] [] | 11 + sketch | | 0 + soundtracker | | 3 + sp | | 0 + tar | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 15 + texinfo | [] | 7 + textutils | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 16 + util-linux | [] [] | 4 + wdiff | [] [] [] [] | 7 + wget | [] [] [] [] [] [] [] | 17 + +----------------------------------------------------+ + 33 teams ko lv nb nl nn no pl pt pt_BR ru sk sl sv tr uk zh + 53 domains 9 1 6 20 0 6 17 1 13 25 10 11 23 21 2 2 387 Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of visible blocks let us expect. This is because a few extra PO files are @@ -292,9 +298,9 @@ distributed as such by its maintainer. There might be an observable lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a distribution. - If May 2001 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of -this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most up-to-date -matrix with full percentage details can be found at + If September 2001 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy +of this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites. The most +up-to-date matrix with full percentage details can be found at `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'. Using `gettext' in new packages @@ -302,14 +308,15 @@ Using `gettext' in new packages If you are writing a freely available program and want to internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your -package. Of course the GNU General Public License applies to your -sources from then on if you include `gettext' directly in your -distribution but since you are writing free software anyway this is no -restriction. - - Once the sources are change appropriately and the setup can handle to -use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The Free -Translation Project is also available for packages which are not +package. Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public +License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library. This means +in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared +library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static +library or use modified versions of `libintl'. + + Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle +to use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations. The +Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not developed inside the GNU project. Therefore the information given above applies also for every other Free Software Project. Contact `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to |