This is the home of the Ubuntu translations knowledgebase, the purpose of which is to contain all information around translating Ubuntu.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Ubuntu translations FAQ.

• Old FAQ (deprecated)

• Launchpad Transaltions FAQ (Launchpad Translations is the collaborative web translations tool we use to translate Ubuntu)

Guidelines

• Generic translation guidelines

• Assessing new team members in moderated teams

• Working with upstreams

• Team communication

• You can test the latest translations by using the Language Packs PPA

• Templates priority and lists of Ubuntu specific packages

Policies

• The Ubuntu Translations Coordinators team

• Translation team coordinator roles

• Language pack testing

• Brainstorming section

• Adding a new language to Ubuntu

• Translations precedence policy

• How to report translation bugs

Ubuntu freezes afecting translations

For each Ubuntu release we have the following dealines and milestones. You can check the exact date for each milestone in the Release Schedule for each Ubuntu release.

• User Interface Freeze

• Documentation String Freeze

• Non Language Pack Deadline

• Language Packs Deadline

General documentation

• Translations lifecycle

• Language packs

Special translations

• OpenOffice.org

• Firefox

• Ubufox

• Browser start page

• K/Ubuntu documentation - Note: add a description to the "Assistive Tools" string translation

• Long package descriptions

• Short package descriptions

• Debian Installer

• packages.ubuntu.com

• ISO codes

Developer documentation

• Internationalization Guide for Developers

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