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Below are some considerations that you should make when planning a rocking L10n program for your project: | Below are some considerations that you should make when planning a rocking L10n program for your project: | ||
* Our localization community is overall very active and enthusiastic. However, non-target locales may ask why they weren't targeted for your project and may request to participate. Should that be the case, be prepared to have an answer for them. | * Our volunteer localization community is overall very active and enthusiastic. However, non-target locales may ask why they weren't targeted for your project and may request to participate. Should that be the case, be prepared to have an answer for them. | ||
* Have a plan in mind if a localization team does not have time to take on your request or simply says, "No." | * Have a plan in mind if a localization team does not have time to take on your request or simply says, "No." | ||
* Depending on the project's scope, the l10n-drivers will need anywhere from '''6 weeks to a quarter''' of planning time. | * Depending on the project's scope, the l10n-drivers will need anywhere from '''6 weeks to a quarter''' of planning time. | ||
* Consult with [mailto:l10n@mozilla.com Pike] to know the current localization workload and where your project could fit within it. | * Consult with [mailto:l10n@mozilla.com Pike] to know the current localization workload and where your project could fit within it. | ||
* It's been our experience that highly visible, critical pages, like the "What's new" page, can require '''3 weeks for 40 locales to localize'''. If your project has less exposure, please allow for more time. | * It's been our experience that highly visible, critical pages, like the "What's new" page, can require '''3 weeks for 40 locales to localize'''. If your project has less exposure, please allow for more time. | ||
* Be sure that you are linking to the appropriate locale sites for your project (e.g., Mozilla Hispano's twitter account instead of their PR site). | |||
=The template form= | =The template form= | ||