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1 1 Notes on the Free Translation Project
2 ***************************************
4 Free software is going international!  The Free Translation Project is
5 a way to get maintainers of free software, translators, and users all
6 together, so that free software will gradually become able to speak many
7 languages.  A few packages already provide translations for their
8 messages.
10    If you found this `ABOUT-NLS' file inside a distribution, you may
11 assume that the distributed package does use GNU `gettext' internally,
12 itself available at your nearest GNU archive site.  But you do _not_
13 need to install GNU `gettext' prior to configuring, installing or using
14 this package with messages translated.
16    Installers will find here some useful hints.  These notes also
17 explain how users should proceed for getting the programs to use the
18 available translations.  They tell how people wanting to contribute and
19 work on translations can contact the appropriate team.
21    When reporting bugs in the `intl/' directory or bugs which may be
22 related to internationalization, you should tell about the version of
23 `gettext' which is used.  The information can be found in the
24 `intl/VERSION' file, in internationalized packages.
26 1.1 Quick configuration advice
27 ==============================
29 If you want to exploit the full power of internationalization, you
30 should configure it using
32      ./configure --with-included-gettext
34 to force usage of internationalizing routines provided within this
35 package, despite the existence of internationalizing capabilities in the
36 operating system where this package is being installed.  So far, only
37 the `gettext' implementation in the GNU C library version 2 provides as
38 many features (such as locale alias, message inheritance, automatic
39 charset conversion or plural form handling) as the implementation here.
40 It is also not possible to offer this additional functionality on top
41 of a `catgets' implementation.  Future versions of GNU `gettext' will
42 very likely convey even more functionality.  So it might be a good idea
43 to change to GNU `gettext' as soon as possible.
45    So you need _not_ provide this option if you are using GNU libc 2 or
46 you have installed a recent copy of the GNU gettext package with the
47 included `libintl'.
49 1.2 INSTALL Matters
50 ===================
52 Some packages are "localizable" when properly installed; the programs
53 they contain can be made to speak your own native language.  Most such
54 packages use GNU `gettext'.  Other packages have their own ways to
55 internationalization, predating GNU `gettext'.
57    By default, this package will be installed to allow translation of
58 messages.  It will automatically detect whether the system already
59 provides the GNU `gettext' functions.  If not, the included GNU
60 `gettext' library will be used.  This library is wholly contained
61 within this package, usually in the `intl/' subdirectory, so prior
62 installation of the GNU `gettext' package is _not_ required.
63 Installers may use special options at configuration time for changing
64 the default behaviour.  The commands:
66      ./configure --with-included-gettext
67      ./configure --disable-nls
69 will, respectively, bypass any pre-existing `gettext' to use the
70 internationalizing routines provided within this package, or else,
71 _totally_ disable translation of messages.
73    When you already have GNU `gettext' installed on your system and run
74 configure without an option for your new package, `configure' will
75 probably detect the previously built and installed `libintl.a' file and
76 will decide to use this.  This might not be desirable.  You should use
77 the more recent version of the GNU `gettext' library.  I.e. if the file
78 `intl/VERSION' shows that the library which comes with this package is
79 more recent, you should use
81      ./configure --with-included-gettext
83 to prevent auto-detection.
85    The configuration process will not test for the `catgets' function
86 and therefore it will not be used.  The reason is that even an
87 emulation of `gettext' on top of `catgets' could not provide all the
88 extensions of the GNU `gettext' library.
90    Internationalized packages usually have many `po/LL.po' files, where
91 LL gives an ISO 639 two-letter code identifying the language.  Unless
92 translations have been forbidden at `configure' time by using the
93 `--disable-nls' switch, all available translations are installed
94 together with the package.  However, the environment variable `LINGUAS'
95 may be set, prior to configuration, to limit the installed set.
96 `LINGUAS' should then contain a space separated list of two-letter
97 codes, stating which languages are allowed.
99 1.3 Using This Package
100 ======================
102 As a user, if your language has been installed for this package, you
103 only have to set the `LANG' environment variable to the appropriate
104 `LL_CC' combination.  Here `LL' is an ISO 639 two-letter language code,
105 and `CC' is an ISO 3166 two-letter country code.  For example, let's
106 suppose that you speak German and live in Germany.  At the shell
107 prompt, merely execute `setenv LANG de_DE' (in `csh'),
108 `export LANG; LANG=de_DE' (in `sh') or `export LANG=de_DE' (in `bash').
109 This can be done from your `.login' or `.profile' file, once and for
110 all.
112    You might think that the country code specification is redundant.
113 But in fact, some languages have dialects in different countries.  For
114 example, `de_AT' is used for Austria, and `pt_BR' for Brazil.  The
115 country code serves to distinguish the dialects.
117    The locale naming convention of `LL_CC', with `LL' denoting the
118 language and `CC' denoting the country, is the one use on systems based
119 on GNU libc.  On other systems, some variations of this scheme are
120 used, such as `LL' or `LL_CC.ENCODING'.  You can get the list of
121 locales supported by your system for your country by running the command
122 `locale -a | grep '^LL''.
124    Not all programs have translations for all languages.  By default, an
125 English message is shown in place of a nonexistent translation.  If you
126 understand other languages, you can set up a priority list of languages.
127 This is done through a different environment variable, called
128 `LANGUAGE'.  GNU `gettext' gives preference to `LANGUAGE' over `LANG'
129 for the purpose of message handling, but you still need to have `LANG'
130 set to the primary language; this is required by other parts of the
131 system libraries.  For example, some Swedish users who would rather
132 read translations in German than English for when Swedish is not
133 available, set `LANGUAGE' to `sv:de' while leaving `LANG' to `sv_SE'.
135    Special advice for Norwegian users: The language code for Norwegian
136 bokma*l changed from `no' to `nb' recently (in 2003).  During the
137 transition period, while some message catalogs for this language are
138 installed under `nb' and some older ones under `no', it's recommended
139 for Norwegian users to set `LANGUAGE' to `nb:no' so that both newer and
140 older translations are used.
142    In the `LANGUAGE' environment variable, but not in the `LANG'
143 environment variable, `LL_CC' combinations can be abbreviated as `LL'
144 to denote the language's main dialect.  For example, `de' is equivalent
145 to `de_DE' (German as spoken in Germany), and `pt' to `pt_PT'
146 (Portuguese as spoken in Portugal) in this context.
148 1.4 Translating Teams
149 =====================
151 For the Free Translation Project to be a success, we need interested
152 people who like their own language and write it well, and who are also
153 able to synergize with other translators speaking the same language.
154 Each translation team has its own mailing list.  The up-to-date list of
155 teams can be found at the Free Translation Project's homepage,
156 `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/', in the "National teams"
157 area.
159    If you'd like to volunteer to _work_ at translating messages, you
160 should become a member of the translating team for your own language.
161 The subscribing address is _not_ the same as the list itself, it has
162 `-request' appended.  For example, speakers of Swedish can send a
163 message to `sv-request@li.org', having this message body:
165      subscribe
167    Keep in mind that team members are expected to participate
168 _actively_ in translations, or at solving translational difficulties,
169 rather than merely lurking around.  If your team does not exist yet and
170 you want to start one, or if you are unsure about what to do or how to
171 get started, please write to `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to reach the
172 coordinator for all translator teams.
174    The English team is special.  It works at improving and uniformizing
175 the terminology in use.  Proven linguistic skill are praised more than
176 programming skill, here.
178 1.5 Available Packages
179 ======================
181 Languages are not equally supported in all packages.  The following
182 matrix shows the current state of internationalization, as of April
183 2005.  The matrix shows, in regard of each package, for which languages
184 PO files have been submitted to translation coordination, with a
185 translation percentage of at least 50%.
187      Ready PO files       af am ar az be bg bs ca cs cy da de el en en_GB
188                         +-------------------------------------------------+
189      GNUnet             |                                                 |
190      a2ps               |             []                [] [] []     []   |
191      aegis              |                                  ()             |
192      ant-phone          |                                  ()             |
193      anubis             |                                  []             |
194      ap-utils           |                                                 |
195      aspell             |                         []    [] []        []   |
196      bash               |                      []          []             |
197      batchelor          |                                  []             |
198      bfd                |                                                 |
199      bibshelf           |                                  []             |
200      binutils           |                               []                |
201      bison              |                               [] []             |
202      bluez-pin          | []                      []       [] []          |
203      clisp              |                                  []    []       |
204      console-tools      |                         []       []             |
205      coreutils          |                []    []       [] []             |
206      cpio               |                                                 |
207      cpplib             |                      []       [] []             |
208      darkstat           |                []             () []             |
209      dialog             |                      [] [] [] [] [] []          |
210      diffutils          |                      [] []    [] [] []          |
211      doodle             |                                  []             |
212      e2fsprogs          |                         []       []             |
213      enscript           |                      []       [] []        []   |
214      error              |                      []       [] []        []   |
215      fetchmail          |                      [] ()    [] [] []          |
216      fileutils          |                               [] []             |
217      findutils          |                      []       []    []          |
218      flex               |                      []       [] []             |
219      fslint             |                                  []             |
220      gas                |                                                 |
221      gawk               |                      []       [] []             |
222      gbiff              |                                  []             |
223      gcal               |                      []                         |
224      gcc                |                                  []             |
225      gettext-examples   | []                   []          [] []          |
226      gettext-runtime    |             []       []       [] []             |
227      gettext-tools      |                      []          []             |
228      gimp-print         |                         []    [] []        []   |
229      gip                |                                                 |
230      gliv               |                                  []             |
231      glunarclock        |                                                 |
232      gmult              | []                               []             |
233      gnubiff            |                                  ()             |
234      gnucash            |                         []       () ()     []   |
235      gnucash-glossary   |                               [] ()             |
236      gpe-aerial         |                         []       []             |
237      gpe-beam           |                         []       []             |
238      gpe-calendar       |                         []       []             |
239      gpe-clock          |                         []       []             |
240      gpe-conf           |                         []       []             |
241      gpe-contacts       |                                                 |
242      gpe-edit           |                         []                      |
243      gpe-go             |                         []                      |
244      gpe-login          |                         []       []             |
245      gpe-ownerinfo      |                         []       []             |
246      gpe-sketchbook     |                         []       []             |
247      gpe-su             |                         []       []             |
248      gpe-taskmanager    |                         []       []             |
249      gpe-timesheet      |                         []                      |
250      gpe-today          |                         []       []             |
251      gpe-todo           |                         []       []             |
252      gphoto2            |                         []    [] []        []   |
253      gprof              |                               [] []             |
254      gpsdrive           |                                  ()    ()       |
255      gramadoir          | []                               []             |
256      grep               | []          [] []    []          [] []          |
257      gretl              |                                                 |
258      gsasl              |                                  []             |
259      gss                |                                                 |
260      gst-plugins        | []       []          [] []       []        []   |
261      gstreamer          | []                   [] []       []        []   |
262      gtick              | []                               ()             |
263      gtkspell           |             []                   [] []          |
264      hello              |                      []       [] [] []          |
265      id-utils           |                               [] []             |
266      impost             |                                                 |
267      indent             |                      []          []             |
268      iso_3166           |                                                 |
269      iso_3166_1         |                      [] []    [] [] []          |
270      iso_3166_2         |                                                 |
271      iso_3166_3         |                                  []             |
272      iso_4217           |                                                 |
273      iso_639            |                                                 |
274      jpilot             |                         []                      |
275      jtag               |                                                 |
276      jwhois             |                                                 |
277      kbd                |                         []    [] [] []          |
278      latrine            |                                  ()             |
279      ld                 |                               []                |
280      libc               |                      [] []    [] [] []          |
281      libextractor       |                                                 |
282      libgpewidget       |                         []    [] []             |
283      libgsasl           |                                                 |
284      libiconv           | []                   []       [] [] []          |
285      libidn             |                                                 |
286      lifelines          |                               [] ()             |
287      lilypond           |                                  []             |
288      lingoteach         |                                                 |
289      lynx               |                      [] []    [] []             |
290      m4                 |                         []    [] [] []          |
291      mailutils          |                      []                         |
292      make               |                               [] []             |
293      man-db             |                      [] ()    [] []             |
294      minicom            |                         []       []             |
295      mysecretdiary      |                               [] []             |
296      nano               |                      [] ()       []             |
297      nano_1_0           |                      [] ()    [] []             |
298      opcodes            |                                  []             |
299      parted             |                      [] []    [] []             |
300      psmisc             |                                                 |
301      ptx                |                      []       [] []             |
302      pwdutils           |                                                 |
303      python             |                                                 |
304      radius             |                      []                         |
305      recode             |             []       []       [] [] []          |
306      rpm                |                         []    []                |
307      screem             |                                                 |
308      scrollkeeper       |          [] []       [] [] [] [] []        []   |
309      sed                |                      []          []             |
310      sh-utils           |                               [] []             |
311      shared-mime-info   |                         [] []                   |
312      sharutils          |                      [] []    [] [] []          |
313      silky              |                                                 |
314      skencil            |                               [] ()             |
315      sketch             |                               [] ()             |
316      solfege            |                                  []             |
317      soundtracker       |                               [] []             |
318      sp                 |                                  []             |
319      stardict           |                         []                      |
320      tar                |                                                 |
321      texinfo            |                               [] []             |
322      textutils          |                      []       [] []             |
323      tin                |                                  ()        ()   |
324      tp-robot           |                                  []             |
325      tuxpaint           | []                   [] []    [] [] []     []   |
326      unicode-han-tra... |                                                 |
327      unicode-transla... |                                                 |
328      util-linux         |                      [] []    [] []             |
329      vorbis-tools       |             []          []    []           []   |
330      wastesedge         |                                  ()             |
331      wdiff              |                      []       [] []        []   |
332      wget               |                []    []       [] [] []     []   |
333      xchat              |                      []          [] []     []   |
334      xkeyboard-config   |                                                 |
335      xpad               |                                                 |
336                         +-------------------------------------------------+
337                           af am ar az be bg bs ca cs cy da de el en en_GB
338                           10  0  0  2  7  4  0 41 43  3 52 90 20  1  15
340                           eo es et eu fa fi fr  ga gl he hr hu id is it
341                         +-----------------------------------------------+
342      GNUnet             |                                               |
343      a2ps               |       []       [] []                       () |
344      aegis              |                                               |
345      ant-phone          |                   []                          |
346      anubis             |                   []                          |
347      ap-utils           |                   []                          |
348      aspell             |                   []  []                      |
349      bash               | [] []             []              []          |
350      batchelor          |                   []  []                      |
351      bfd                |    []                                         |
352      bibshelf           |    []                 []                   [] |
353      binutils           |    []             []                          |
354      bison              |    [] []          []  []             []    [] |
355      bluez-pin          | []             [] []  []          [] []       |
356      clisp              |    []             []                          |
357      console-tools      |                                               |
358      coreutils          |    [] []       [] []  []                      |
359      cpio               |    []             []                          |
360      cpplib             |    []             []                          |
361      darkstat           |    []             ()  []          [] []       |
362      dialog             |    [] [] []    [] []  []          []       [] |
363      diffutils          | [] []          [] []  [] [] []    [] []    [] |
364      doodle             |                       []                   [] |
365      e2fsprogs          |    []             []                       [] |
366      enscript           |                   []           []             |
367      error              |    []          [] []  []          []          |
368      fetchmail          |    []                                         |
369      fileutils          |    [] []          []  []          []       [] |
370      findutils          |    [] []          []  []                   [] |
371      flex               |    []             []  []                      |
372      fslint             |                   []                          |
373      gas                |    []             []                          |
374      gawk               |    []             []  []    []                |
375      gbiff              |                   []                          |
376      gcal               |    []             []                          |
377      gcc                |    []                                         |
378      gettext-examples   |    []             []  []                   [] |
379      gettext-runtime    |    []          [] []  []             []    [] |
380      gettext-tools      |    []             []                       [] |
381      gimp-print         |    []             []                          |
382      gip                |    []    []       []                          |
383      gliv               |                   ()                          |
384      glunarclock        |                []     []          []          |
385      gmult              |          []       []                       [] |
386      gnubiff            |                   ()                       () |
387      gnucash            |    []                             ()       [] |
388      gnucash-glossary   |    []                                      [] |
389      gpe-aerial         |    []             []                          |
390      gpe-beam           |    []             []                          |
391      gpe-calendar       |    []             []              [] []       |
392      gpe-clock          |    []          [] []                          |
393      gpe-conf           |                   []                          |
394      gpe-contacts       |                   []                          |
395      gpe-edit           |                   []                 []       |
396      gpe-go             |    []             []                          |
397      gpe-login          |    []             []              []          |
398      gpe-ownerinfo      |    []          [] []              [] []       |
399      gpe-sketchbook     |    []             []                          |
400      gpe-su             |    []          [] []                          |
401      gpe-taskmanager    |    []          [] []                          |
402      gpe-timesheet      |    []             []  []             []       |
403      gpe-today          |    []          [] []  []                      |
404      gpe-todo           |    []             []                 []       |
405      gphoto2            |    []          [] []              []       [] |
406      gprof              |    []             []                 []       |
407      gpsdrive           |    ()             ()              []       () |
408      gramadoir          |                   []  []                      |
409      grep               |    [] [] []    [] []  [] [] [] [] [] []    [] |
410      gretl              |    []             []                       [] |
411      gsasl              |          []       []  []                      |
412      gss                |                   []                          |
413      gst-plugins        |                   []              []       [] |
414      gstreamer          |                                            [] |
415      gtick              |          []    [] []  []                   [] |
416      gtkspell           | [] []    []       []  []                   [] |
417      hello              | [] [] [] [] [] [] []  [] [] [] [] [] []    [] |
418      id-utils           |                   []              [] []    [] |
419      impost             |                   []  []                      |
420      indent             | [] [] [] []    [] []  [] []       [] []    [] |
421      iso_3166           | []             [] []                          |
422      iso_3166_1         |    []    []    [] []  []          [] []       |
423      iso_3166_2         |                   []                          |
424      iso_3166_3         |                   []                          |
425      iso_4217           |       []       []        []                   |
426      iso_639            | []          [] [] []                          |
427      jpilot             |    []             []                          |
428      jtag               |                   []                          |
429      jwhois             |    []             []              [] []    [] |
430      kbd                |    []             []                          |
431      latrine            |                   []  []                   [] |
432      ld                 |    []             []                          |
433      libc               |    []          [] []     []       []          |
434      libextractor       |                                               |
435      libgpewidget       |    []             []  []          [] []       |
436      libgsasl           |                   []  []                      |
437      libiconv           | [] [] []       [] []  [] []    [] [] []    [] |
438      libidn             |                   []                       [] |
439      lifelines          |                   ()                          |
440      lilypond           |                   []                          |
441      lingoteach         |                   []                 []    [] |
442      lynx               |       []                          []       [] |
443      m4                 |                   []  [] []          []       |
444      mailutils          |    []             []                          |
445      make               |    []          [] []  [] [] [] []             |
446      man-db             |    ()                                         |
447      minicom            |    []          [] []              []          |
448      mysecretdiary      |    []             []                 []       |
449      nano               |    []    []    () []                       [] |
450      nano_1_0           |    []             []     []          []    [] |
451      opcodes            |    []             []                          |
452      parted             |    []             []     []                [] |
453      psmisc             |          []                                [] |
454      ptx                | [] [] []       [] []  [] []       [] []       |
455      pwdutils           |                                               |
456      python             |                                               |
457      radius             |    []             []                          |
458      recode             | [] []             []     [] []    [] []    [] |
459      rpm                |                   []                          |
460      screem             |                                               |
461      scrollkeeper       |    []          []                 []          |
462      sed                |    [] []          []  []          []          |
463      sh-utils           |    [] []       [] []  []          []       [] |
464      shared-mime-info   | [] []    []    [] []              []          |
465      sharutils          |    [] []       [] []     []       []       [] |
466      silky              |                   []                          |
467      skencil            |    []             []                          |
468      sketch             |    []             []                          |
469      solfege            |                                            [] |
470      soundtracker       |    []             []                       [] |
471      sp                 |                   []                          |
472      stardict           |                                   []          |
473      tar                |    [] []          []  []                   [] |
474      texinfo            | []                []        []                |
475      textutils          |    []             []  [] []       []          |
476      tin                |       []          ()                          |
477      tp-robot           |                   []              []          |
478      tuxpaint           |    []          [] []  []    []    [] [] [] [] |
479      unicode-han-tra... |                                               |
480      unicode-transla... |                   []  []                      |
481      util-linux         |    [] []       [] []              []       [] |
482      vorbis-tools       |    []             []                          |
483      wastesedge         |                   ()                          |
484      wdiff              |    [] []          []  [] []       [] []    [] |
485      wget               |    [] [] []    [] []  [] []    [] []       [] |
486      xchat              |    []    []    [] []                       [] |
487      xkeyboard-config   |                                               |
488      xpad               |    []                 []          []          |
489                         +-----------------------------------------------+
490                           eo es et eu fa fi fr  ga gl he hr hu id is it
491                           13 85 21 15  2 35 115 45 17  8  6 40 27  1 45
493                           ja ko ku lg lt lv mk mn ms mt nb nl nn no nso
494                         +-----------------------------------------------+
495      GNUnet             |                                               |
496      a2ps               |    ()                   []       []    ()     |
497      aegis              |                                  ()           |
498      ant-phone          |                                  []           |
499      anubis             |                         []    [] []           |
500      ap-utils           |                                               |
501      aspell             |                      []          []           |
502      bash               |                                  []           |
503      batchelor          |                                  []           |
504      bfd                |                                               |
505      bibshelf           |                                               |
506      binutils           |                                               |
507      bison              |                         []    [] []           |
508      bluez-pin          |                                  []           |
509      clisp              |                                  []           |
510      console-tools      |                                               |
511      coreutils          | []                               []           |
512      cpio               |                                               |
513      cpplib             |                                               |
514      darkstat           |                         []       []           |
515      dialog             |                                  []           |
516      diffutils          | []                      []       []           |
517      doodle             |                                               |
518      e2fsprogs          |                                               |
519      enscript           |                                  []           |
520      error              |                                  []           |
521      fetchmail          | []                               []           |
522      fileutils          | []       []                                   |
523      findutils          |                                  []           |
524      flex               |    []                            []           |
525      fslint             |                                  []           |
526      gas                |                                               |
527      gawk               | []                               []           |
528      gbiff              |                                  []           |
529      gcal               |                                               |
530      gcc                |                                               |
531      gettext-examples   | []                               []           |
532      gettext-runtime    | [] []                            []           |
533      gettext-tools      | [] []                                         |
534      gimp-print         | []                               []           |
535      gip                |                                  []           |
536      gliv               |                                  []           |
537      glunarclock        |                         []       []           |
538      gmult              | []                                            |
539      gnubiff            |                                               |
540      gnucash            | ()                            () []           |
541      gnucash-glossary   |                                  []           |
542      gpe-aerial         |                                  []           |
543      gpe-beam           |                                  []           |
544      gpe-calendar       |                                  []           |
545      gpe-clock          |                                  []           |
546      gpe-conf           |                                  []           |
547      gpe-contacts       |                                               |
548      gpe-edit           |                                  []           |
549      gpe-go             |                                  []           |
550      gpe-login          |                                  []           |
551      gpe-ownerinfo      |                                  []           |
552      gpe-sketchbook     |                                  []           |
553      gpe-su             |                                  []           |
554      gpe-taskmanager    |       []                         []           |
555      gpe-timesheet      |                                  []           |
556      gpe-today          |                                  []           |
557      gpe-todo           |                                  []           |
558      gphoto2            | []                               []           |
559      gprof              |                                               |
560      gpsdrive           | ()                               ()    ()     |
561      gramadoir          |                                  ()           |
562      grep               | []                            [] []           |
563      gretl              |                                               |
564      gsasl              |                                  []           |
565      gss                |                                               |
566      gst-plugins        |                                  []           |
567      gstreamer          |                                  []           |
568      gtick              |                                  []           |
569      gtkspell           |                      []          []           |
570      hello              | [] []          []       []    [] [] [] []     |
571      id-utils           |                                  []           |
572      impost             |                                               |
573      indent             | []                               []           |
574      iso_3166           |                                  []           |
575      iso_3166_1         |                                  []    []     |
576      iso_3166_2         |                                  []           |
577      iso_3166_3         |                                  []           |
578      iso_4217           | []                   []          []           |
579      iso_639            | []                               [] []        |
580      jpilot             | ()                               ()    ()     |
581      jtag               |                                               |
582      jwhois             |                                  []           |
583      kbd                |                                  []           |
584      latrine            |                                  []           |
585      ld                 |                                               |
586      libc               | [] []                         [] []    []     |
587      libextractor       |                                               |
588      libgpewidget       |                                  []           |
589      libgsasl           |                                  []           |
590      libiconv           |                                  []           |
591      libidn             |                                               |
592      lifelines          |                                  []           |
593      lilypond           |                                  []           |
594      lingoteach         |                                  []           |
595      lynx               | []                               []           |
596      m4                 | []                               []           |
597      mailutils          |                                               |
598      make               | [] []                            []           |
599      man-db             | ()                                            |
600      minicom            | []                                            |
601      mysecretdiary      |                                  []           |
602      nano               |                         []    []              |
603      nano_1_0           |                         []    []    []        |
604      opcodes            |                                  []           |
605      parted             | []                                  []        |
606      psmisc             |                               [] []           |
607      ptx                |                               [] []    []     |
608      pwdutils           |                                               |
609      python             |                                               |
610      radius             |                                               |
611      recode             |                                  []           |
612      rpm                | [] []                                         |
613      screem             | []                                            |
614      scrollkeeper       |                               [] [] []        |
615      sed                | []                               []           |
616      sh-utils           | []                            []              |
617      shared-mime-info   |    []                         [] [] []        |
618      sharutils          | []                               []           |
619      silky              |                                  []           |
620      skencil            |                                               |
621      sketch             |                                               |
622      solfege            |                                  []    []     |
623      soundtracker       |                                               |
624      sp                 | ()                                            |
625      stardict           |                   []             []           |
626      tar                | []                               []           |
627      texinfo            | []                            [] []           |
628      textutils          | [] []                         []              |
629      tin                |                                               |
630      tp-robot           |                                  []           |
631      tuxpaint           | [] []       []          []       [] []        |
632      unicode-han-tra... |                                               |
633      unicode-transla... |                                               |
634      util-linux         | []                               []           |
635      vorbis-tools       |                                  []           |
636      wastesedge         |                                  []           |
637      wdiff              |                         []    []              |
638      wget               | []                               []           |
639      xchat              |    []          [] []             []           |
640      xkeyboard-config   |                                  []           |
641      xpad               |                                  []           |
642                         +-----------------------------------------------+
643                           ja ko ku lg lt lv mk mn ms mt nb nl nn no nso
644                           33 11  1  1  1  2  2  3 11  0 15 96  7  5  0
646                           or pa pl pt pt_BR rm ro ru rw sk sl sq sr sv ta
647                         +-------------------------------------------------+
648      GNUnet             |                                                 |
649      a2ps               |       ()     []      [] []       []    [] []    |
650      aegis              |                      () ()                      |
651      ant-phone          |                      []                         |
652      anubis             |       []             [] []                      |
653      ap-utils           |       ()                                        |
654      aspell             |                      [] []                      |
655      bash               |              []      [] []                      |
656      batchelor          |                      []                         |
657      bfd                |                                                 |
658      bibshelf           |                                                 |
659      binutils           |                         []                []    |
660      bison              |       []     []      [] []                []    |
661      bluez-pin          |       []     []   [] [] []    []       [] []    |
662      clisp              |                         []                      |
663      console-tools      |                         []                      |
664      coreutils          |       []                []       []       []    |
665      cpio               |       []                                  []    |
666      cpplib             |                                                 |
667      darkstat           |       []     []      []       []       [] []    |
668      dialog             |       [] []  []   [] [] [] []                   |
669      diffutils          |       []     []      [] []             [] []    |
670      doodle             |                                     []          |
671      e2fsprogs          |       []                                  []    |
672      enscript           |              []      [] []                []    |
673      error              |              []      []       []                |
674      fetchmail          |       []     ()         []    []    []          |
675      fileutils          |       []             [] []       []       []    |
676      findutils          |       [] []          []       []       [] []    |
677      flex               |       []     []      [] []                []    |
678      fslint             |              []      []                []       |
679      gas                |                                                 |
680      gawk               |       []     []      []                   []    |
681      gbiff              |                      []                         |
682      gcal               |                                           []    |
683      gcc                |                                                 |
684      gettext-examples   |       []             [] []    []       [] []    |
685      gettext-runtime    |       []             [] []    [] []    [] []    |
686      gettext-tools      |       []             [] []    [] []    [] []    |
687      gimp-print         |                               []          []    |
688      gip                |                   []          []       []       |
689      gliv               |              []      []       []                |
690      glunarclock        |              []      [] []    []       [] []    |
691      gmult              |              []   [] []                []       |
692      gnubiff            |                      ()                   []    |
693      gnucash            |       () []             []    []          []    |
694      gnucash-glossary   |          []                   []          []    |
695      gpe-aerial         |          []  []      [] []             [] []    |
696      gpe-beam           |          []  []      [] []             [] []    |
697      gpe-calendar       |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
698      gpe-clock          |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
699      gpe-conf           |          []  []      [] []    []          []    |
700      gpe-contacts       |                      [] []                []    |
701      gpe-edit           |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
702      gpe-go             |              []      [] []             [] []    |
703      gpe-login          |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
704      gpe-ownerinfo      |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
705      gpe-sketchbook     |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
706      gpe-su             |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
707      gpe-taskmanager    |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
708      gpe-timesheet      |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
709      gpe-today          |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
710      gpe-todo           |          []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
711      gphoto2            |                      []       []       [] []    |
712      gprof              |              []      []                   []    |
713      gpsdrive           |                      []                         |
714      gramadoir          |                               []                |
715      grep               |       [] []  []      [] []       []    []       |
716      gretl              |       []                                        |
717      gsasl              |       []             []             [] [] []    |
718      gss                |       []             []                   []    |
719      gst-plugins        | []                                  [] [] []    |
720      gstreamer          |                         []          [] [] []    |
721      gtick              |                      [] []                []    |
722      gtkspell           |              []   [] [] []    []       []       |
723      hello              |       []     []      [] []    []       [] []    |
724      id-utils           |              []      [] []                []    |
725      impost             |                                                 |
726      indent             |              []      [] []    []       [] []    |
727      iso_3166           |          []                []       [] [] []    |
728      iso_3166_1         |                               [] [] [] []       |
729      iso_3166_2         |                                                 |
730      iso_3166_3         |                      []    []          []       |
731      iso_4217           |                            []          []       |
732      iso_639            |                            []          [] []    |
733      jpilot             |                                                 |
734      jtag               |                               []                |
735      jwhois             |       []     []      [] ()                ()    |
736      kbd                |       []             []                   []    |
737      latrine            |                      []                   []    |
738      ld                 |                                           []    |
739      libc               |       []     []         []    []          []    |
740      libextractor       |                      []                         |
741      libgpewidget       |          []  []      []       []       [] []    |
742      libgsasl           |       []             []                []       |
743      libiconv           |       []     []   [] [] []    [] [] [] [] []    |
744      libidn             |       []                                  ()    |
745      lifelines          |       []                                  []    |
746      lilypond           |                                           []    |
747      lingoteach         |              []                                 |
748      lynx               |              []         []                []    |
749      m4                 |       []     []      [] []                []    |
750      mailutils          |       []             [] []                      |
751      make               |       []     []         []                []    |
752      man-db             |                      []                   []    |
753      minicom            |       []     []      [] []                      |
754      mysecretdiary      |              []      [] []                []    |
755      nano               |              []      []                   []    |
756      nano_1_0           |       []             [] []                []    |
757      opcodes            |                      []                   []    |
758      parted             |       [] []  []                           []    |
759      psmisc             |       []             []                         |
760      ptx                |       [] []  []      [] []                []    |
761      pwdutils           |       []                                        |
762      python             |                                                 |
763      radius             |       []                []                      |
764      recode             |       []     []      [] []       []       []    |
765      rpm                |       [] []             []                []    |
766      screem             |                                                 |
767      scrollkeeper       |       []             [] []    []    [] [] []    |
768      sed                |       [] []  []      [] []    []       [] []    |
769      sh-utils           |                         []       []    []       |
770      shared-mime-info   |          []  []                     [] [] []    |
771      sharutils          |                         []             [] []    |
772      silky              |                               []                |
773      skencil            |          []  []                           []    |
774      sketch             |          []  []                           []    |
775      solfege            |                                                 |
776      soundtracker       |                               []          []    |
777      sp                 |                                                 |
778      stardict           |                         []    []                |
779      tar                |       []             [] []                []    |
780      texinfo            |       []             [] []                []    |
781      textutils          |                         []       []       []    |
782      tin                |                                                 |
783      tp-robot           |                         []                      |
784      tuxpaint           |       [] []  []      []       []    [] [] []    |
785      unicode-han-tra... |                                                 |
786      unicode-transla... |                                                 |
787      util-linux         |              []         []                []    |
788      vorbis-tools       |                      [] []                      |
789      wastesedge         |                                                 |
790      wdiff              |       []     []      [] []    []          []    |
791      wget               |       [] []  []      [] []    [] []    [] []    |
792      xchat              |                         []    [] [] [] [] []    |
793      xkeyboard-config   |                                                 |
794      xpad               |                                                 |
795                         +-------------------------------------------------+
796                           or pa pl pt pt_BR rm ro ru rw sk sl sq sr sv ta
797                            1  0 48 30  58    6 79 71  5 45 13 12 50 86  0
799                           tg th tk tr uk ven vi wa xh zh_CN zh_TW zu
800                         +--------------------------------------------+
801      GNUnet             |                                            |  0
802      a2ps               |          [] []     []                      | 19
803      aegis              |                                            |  0
804      ant-phone          |          []                                |  4
805      anubis             |          []                                |  9
806      ap-utils           |             ()                             |  1
807      aspell             |             []     [] []                   | 13
808      bash               |                                            | 10
809      batchelor          |          []        []                      |  7
810      bfd                |                                            |  1
811      bibshelf           |                    []                      |  5
812      binutils           |          []                                |  6
813      bison              |          []                                | 17
814      bluez-pin          |          [] []     [] []     []            | 24
815      clisp              |                                            |  7
816      console-tools      |          []                                |  4
817      coreutils          |          []                                | 16
818      cpio               |          []        []                      |  6
819      cpplib             |          []        []                      |  7
820      darkstat           |                    []        ()    ()      | 15
821      dialog             |          [] []     []                      | 25
822      diffutils          |          []        []        []    []      | 28
823      doodle             |                    []                      |  5
824      e2fsprogs          |          []                                |  8
825      enscript           |          []                                | 12
826      error              |          []        []              []      | 16
827      fetchmail          |          []                                | 12
828      fileutils          |          []                  []    []      | 18
829      findutils          |          []        []                      | 17
830      flex               |          []        []                      | 15
831      fslint             |                    []                      |  7
832      gas                |          []                                |  3
833      gawk               |          []                                | 14
834      gbiff              |                                            |  4
835      gcal               |          []                                |  5
836      gcc                |          []                                |  3
837      gettext-examples   |          [] []     []        []            | 20
838      gettext-runtime    |          [] []     []        []    []      | 25
839      gettext-tools      |          [] []               []            | 17
840      gimp-print         |             []                             | 11
841      gip                |                    []                      |  8
842      gliv               |          []                                |  6
843      glunarclock        |                    [] []                   | 13
844      gmult              |          []        []        []            | 13
845      gnubiff            |                    []                      |  3
846      gnucash            |          ()                        []      | 10
847      gnucash-glossary   |                                    []      |  8
848      gpe-aerial         |                    []        []            | 13
849      gpe-beam           |                    []        []            | 13
850      gpe-calendar       |                    [] []     []    []      | 18
851      gpe-clock          |          []        [] []     []            | 17
852      gpe-conf           |                    []        []            | 12
853      gpe-contacts       |                    []        []            |  6
854      gpe-edit           |          []        [] []           []      | 15
855      gpe-go             |          []        []                      | 11
856      gpe-login          |          []        [] []     []    []      | 18
857      gpe-ownerinfo      |          []        []        []    []      | 19
858      gpe-sketchbook     |          []        []                      | 14
859      gpe-su             |          []        []        []            | 16
860      gpe-taskmanager    |          []        []        []            | 17
861      gpe-timesheet      |          []        []        []    []      | 17
862      gpe-today          |          []        [] []     []    []      | 19
863      gpe-todo           |                    [] []           []      | 16
864      gphoto2            |             []               []            | 17
865      gprof              |          []        []                      | 10
866      gpsdrive           |                                            |  2
867      gramadoir          |                    []                      |  6
868      grep               |          [] []     []              []      | 32
869      gretl              |                                            |  4
870      gsasl              |                    []        []            | 12
871      gss                |                    []                      |  5
872      gst-plugins        |             []     []                      | 16
873      gstreamer          |          [] []     []                      | 14
874      gtick              |                    []                      | 11
875      gtkspell           |                    [] []     []            | 20
876      hello              |          [] []     []        []            | 37
877      id-utils           |          []        []                      | 13
878      impost             |                    []                      |  3
879      indent             |          []        []        []            | 24
880      iso_3166           |       [] []        []                      | 12
881      iso_3166_1         |          []           []                   | 20
882      iso_3166_2         |                                            |  2
883      iso_3166_3         |                       []     []            |  8
884      iso_4217           |          []        []                      | 10
885      iso_639            |                    [] []                   | 12
886      jpilot             |          [] []               []            |  6
887      jtag               |                                            |  2
888      jwhois             |          []        []              []      | 12
889      kbd                |          []        []                      | 12
890      latrine            |          []        []                      |  8
891      ld                 |          []                                |  5
892      libc               |          []                  []            | 22
893      libextractor       |                                            |  1
894      libgpewidget       |                    [] []                   | 17
895      libgsasl           |                    []                      |  7
896      libiconv           |          [] []     [] []     []            | 32
897      libidn             |                    []        []            |  5
898      lifelines          |                                            |  4
899      lilypond           |          []                                |  5
900      lingoteach         |                                            |  5
901      lynx               |          [] []                             | 14
902      m4                 |                    []        []            | 17
903      mailutils          |             []                             |  7
904      make               |          []                  []            | 18
905      man-db             |                                            |  5
906      minicom            |                                            | 11
907      mysecretdiary      |          []        []                      | 12
908      nano               |                                            | 11
909      nano_1_0           |          [] []                             | 17
910      opcodes            |          []                                |  7
911      parted             |          [] []               []            | 17
912      psmisc             |                    []                      |  7
913      ptx                |          []                  []            | 23
914      pwdutils           |                                            |  1
915      python             |                                            |  0
916      radius             |             []                             |  6
917      recode             |          []        []                      | 22
918      rpm                |          [] []                             | 11
919      screem             |                                            |  1
920      scrollkeeper       |          [] []                             | 23
921      sed                |          []        []                      | 19
922      sh-utils           |          []                                | 15
923      shared-mime-info   |             []               []            | 19
924      sharutils          |          []        []              []      | 20
925      silky              |                                            |  3
926      skencil            |                                            |  6
927      sketch             |                                            |  6
928      solfege            |                                            |  4
929      soundtracker       |          []                                |  8
930      sp                 |          []                                |  3
931      stardict           |             []     []        []    []      | 10
932      tar                |          [] []                             | 13
933      texinfo            |          []                  []            | 14
934      textutils          |          []                  []    []      | 17
935      tin                |                                            |  1
936      tp-robot           |                              []    []      |  7
937      tuxpaint           |          []        [] []     []            | 34
938      unicode-han-tra... |                                            |  0
939      unicode-transla... |                                            |  2
940      util-linux         |          [] []                             | 17
941      vorbis-tools       |             []                             | 10
942      wastesedge         |                                            |  1
943      wdiff              |          []        []                      | 22
944      wget               |          [] []               []    []      | 31
945      xchat              |             []     []        []            | 22
946      xkeyboard-config   |                                            |  1
947      xpad               |                    []                      |  5
948                         +--------------------------------------------+
949        72 teams           tg th tk tr uk ven vi wa xh zh_CN zh_TW zu
950       147 domains          0  0  1 78 29  0  71 16  0  41    20    0  1711
952    Some counters in the preceding matrix are higher than the number of
953 visible blocks let us expect.  This is because a few extra PO files are
954 used for implementing regional variants of languages, or language
955 dialects.
957    For a PO file in the matrix above to be effective, the package to
958 which it applies should also have been internationalized and
959 distributed as such by its maintainer.  There might be an observable
960 lag between the mere existence a PO file and its wide availability in a
961 distribution.
963    If April 2005 seems to be old, you may fetch a more recent copy of
964 this `ABOUT-NLS' file on most GNU archive sites.  The most up-to-date
965 matrix with full percentage details can be found at
966 `http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/matrix.html'.
968 1.6 Using `gettext' in new packages
969 ===================================
971 If you are writing a freely available program and want to
972 internationalize it you are welcome to use GNU `gettext' in your
973 package.  Of course you have to respect the GNU Library General Public
974 License which covers the use of the GNU `gettext' library.  This means
975 in particular that even non-free programs can use `libintl' as a shared
976 library, whereas only free software can use `libintl' as a static
977 library or use modified versions of `libintl'.
979    Once the sources are changed appropriately and the setup can handle
980 the use of `gettext' the only thing missing are the translations.  The
981 Free Translation Project is also available for packages which are not
982 developed inside the GNU project.  Therefore the information given above
983 applies also for every other Free Software Project.  Contact
984 `translation@iro.umontreal.ca' to make the `.pot' files available to
985 the translation teams.