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<title>Information for Translators - FSFE</title>
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<p id="category"><a href="/contribute/">Contribute</a></p>
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<h1>Translations</h1>
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<p id="introduction">
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Free Software Foundation Europe is an international organisation.
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Our goal is to <strong>reach as many people as possible</strong>
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and include them in our activities to promote, help and support
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the Free Software movement. To achieve this, we want to make our
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published texts and website available in several languages.
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</p>
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<p>
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A major part of the translation effort applies to the web pages,
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especially the frequently updated pages like the <a href="/">front
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page</a>, the <a href="/news/">news page</a> and the <a
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href="/events/">events page</a>. We have provided some special
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information to <a href="/contribute/translators/web.html">help you
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with web translation</a>.
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<p>
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But not only web pages have to be translated: <a
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href="/press/">Press releases</a>, <a
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href="/news/newsletter.html">newsletters</a>, <a
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href="/contribute/spreadtheword.html#promo-material">brochures and leaflets</a>
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and other texts also become more wide-spread with every additional
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language they are available in.
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</p>
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<p>
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As FSFE is active in many different countries, texts are also
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often written in different languages. However, we generally use
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English as a starting point for sharing these texts with other
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parts of the organisation and for further translations.
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Therefore, we especially need help to
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</p>
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<ul>
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<li>translate from other languages <em>to</em> English,</li>
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<li>proofreading English texts written by non-native English
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speakers, and</li>
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<li>translating from English to other languages.</li>
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</ul>
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<p>
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Experience shows that the best translation results are achieved
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when people translate from a foreign language to their mother
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tongue. Having a good idea about <a href="/about/">what the
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FSFE is</a> and about <a href="/about/principles.html">our
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concepts and values</a> is a good idea before starting
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translating. To help you out with difficult words and phrases, we
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maintain a <a
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href="/contribute/translators/wordlist.html">wordlist in over 15
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languages</a> that you can rely on when facing technical
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terminology or just standard ways of expressing oneself when
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speaking on behalf of FSFE.
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</p>
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<p>
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Translations are generally coordinated on the <a
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href="http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/translators">translators
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mailing list</a>, and everyone wanting to contribute to
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translations efforts can subscribe to this list. It is also a place
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to seek help when in doubt or cooperating with other translators on
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larger projects. As we have material available in over 30
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languages already, the chance is that you will always find
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somebody in the organization willing to help you.
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</p>
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<p>
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Texts to be translated or proofread are sent to this list along
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with a reference to the desired languages. Whoever starts with a
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translation sends an answer to the list to avoid duplicate work.
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Finished translations are also sent to the list to allow others to
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proofread the translation and propose possible improvements. Both
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original texts and translations are usually sent around as plain
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text file attachments to minimize copy and paste efforts.
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</p>
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<p>
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Ideally, the translation team for a specific language has several
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members that relieve and support each other, so translations to
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a language would not depend on a single person.
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</p>
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<p>
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Many of our translators are already active in other Free Software
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projects in addition to FSFE. Helping with translation efforts in
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the FSFE strengthens the Free Software community at large and gives
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people, no matter the language or nationality, a chance of learning
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more about Free Software.
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</p>
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Translating and proofreading texts is a precious contribution to the work
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of the FSFE and an excellent chance to spontaneously take part in
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the activities of the FSFE without long-term obligations.
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</p>
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<h2 id="subpages">Navigation</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<h3><a href="/contribute/translators/web.html">Translating for
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web</a></h3>
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How to translate <em>fsfe.org</em>.
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</li>
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<li>
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<h3><a
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href="/contribute/translators/wordlist.html">Wordlist</a></h3>
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<p>
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Words and expressions commonly used in FSFE.
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</li>
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<li>
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<h3><a
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href="http://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/translators">Mailing
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list</a></h3>
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<p>
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Coordination and help on translation efforts.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Translation Coordinators</h2>
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<p>
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If you require more information regarding our translation activities
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and do not feel confident in public, you are welcome to contact the
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translation coordinators.
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</p>
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<div id="team" class="section grid-100">
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<translation-coordinators-list />
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</div>
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</body>
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