[documentation] [feature] RE: There is no local INSTALL.txt file for non-english speakers.

[Heine]

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http://drupal.org/node/37101
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 Project:      Documentation
 Version:      <none>
 Component:    Installation
 Category:     feature requests
 Priority:     critical
 Assigned to:  Anonymous
 Reported by:  shpchp
 Updated by:   Heine
 Status:       active
 Attachment:   http://drupal.org/files/issues/INSTALL_nl.TXT (11.11 KB)

I'm sorry it took so long, but here's install.txt translated in Dutch.
On some points it deviates slightly from the English version; eg. one
sentence split in two or active instead of passive or v.v. 


The only significant change is in a part I found confusing and now
matches the drupal 4.7 instructions more closely (see the issue [1]).


It has been spellchecked, but I'm sure some minor (or major) errors are
still there, so I would like to ask Dutch speakers with some time to
check the document.


Thanks in advance,


Heine


(I'll post in drupal.be as well, as soon as I recoverd my password)
[1] http://drupal.org/node/42168




Heine



Previous comments:
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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:16:08 +0000 : shpchp

Installation is the first step for Drupal useing.


If there is a local INSTALL.txt file would be very helpfull for no
English users.


These files would be INSTALL_zh_CN.txt for Chinese, or INSTALL_jp.txt
for Japanese, or INSTALL_ko for Korea ...




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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 09:22:08 +0000 : Boris Mann

This is a great idea. Perhaps we can ask the maintainer of each language
to provide this? It would be great if we could get as many as possible
in for 4.7....




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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:21:24 +0000 : wundo

Great idea!


I don't know the Brazilian Portuguese Maintener, but I can translate it
right now. May I? ;)




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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:14:59 +0000 : Heine

Nice. I volunteer for a Dutch version




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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:43:20 +0000 : sepeck

currently the install.txt is in the root of the tarball.  Perhaps there
should be a docs directory with all the install.txt files rather than
in the root.




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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 20:42:52 +0000 : Boris Mann

wundo, Heine: no harm in starting in translation. At worst, it can go in
the handbook and/or the country-specific portals.


sepeck: I'm going to suggest keeping the English INSTALL.txt in the
root, with the very first/top lines pointing to non-English versions in
a docs/ subdirectory.




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Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:53:25 +0000 : Sam308

You can copy and paste the english text into Google's Language
translator to tranlate it to another language.


http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en


Sam Raheb
Sam308




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Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:32:24 +0000 : Heine

That won't do much good
1. The Google language translator is only available for a few
languages.
2. The resulting translation is hilarious, but largely useless for
*documentation*; 


"
 If you steer your data bases by a net-created tax lining, examine its
documents for causing the data bases, how the following instructions
for only the command line are.


"
Imagine the requests to the support forum!