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If you're visiting this page, you are interested in getting your particular project localized and are wondering where to even begin. Don't worry, take a deep breathe, and know that we, the l10n-drivers, are here to help and answer your questions. Here we'll walk you through the process of starting your project's successful L10n program. We'll identify some considerations to keep in mind when submitting your L10n request. We'll also include a wiki template which is to be used as a form to fill out and submit to have your project included in the wide array of Mozilla L10n projects. Finally, we'll point out some resources that could be valuable to you as you prepare for localizing your project. | If you're visiting this page, you are interested in getting your particular project localized and are wondering where to even begin. Don't worry, take a deep breathe, and know that we, the l10n-drivers, are here to help and answer your questions. Here we'll walk you through the process of starting your project's successful L10n program. We'll identify some considerations to keep in mind when submitting your L10n request. We'll also include a wiki template which is to be used as a form to fill out and submit to have your project included in the wide array of Mozilla L10n projects. Finally, we'll point out some resources that could be valuable to you as you prepare for localizing your project. | ||
=The considerations= | |||
Below are some considerations that you should make when planning a rocking L10n program for your project: | |||
* 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." | |||
* Depending on the project's scope and classification, the l10n-drivers will need anywhere from '''6 weeks to a quarter for products''' and '''1-3 weeks for web projects''' of planning time. | |||
* It's been our experience that highly visible, critical pages, like the "What's new" page, can require '''2-4 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 process= | =The process= | ||
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# Localizers/L10n-drivers will test on their locale staging sites. | # Localizers/L10n-drivers will test on their locale staging sites. | ||
# Launch your localized project! | # Launch your localized project! | ||
=The resources= | =The resources= | ||