L10n:Becoming an Official Localization: Difference between revisions

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==Source==
==Source==


You need to create your language pack and then once you have a language pack ready and you're hosting it, you can start collecting user input. We can help you with hosting costs if you need, we have been working on a [http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/06/04/support-update-3/| global program],  [mailto:l10n-drivers@mozilla.org| email] for this type of support.  
You need to create your language pack and then once you have a language pack ready and you're hosting it, you can start collecting user input. We can help you with hosting costs if you need, we have been working on a [http://blog.mozilla.com/seth/2007/06/04/support-update-3/ global program],  [mailto:l10n-drivers@mozilla.org email] for this type of support.  


* if you haven't already done so, file a [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/registration.html| registration bug] (we want this to happen as early in process as possible) - you "must" do this because we have people working in a variety of groups and in a variety of geographic locations and this is the best way to effectively let people know what's happening and move to the next steps
* if you haven't already done so, file a [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/registration.html registration bug] (we want this to happen as early in process as possible) - you "must" do this because we have people working in a variety of groups and in a variety of geographic locations and this is the best way to effectively let people know what's happening and move to the next steps
* You will work on a set of [[http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/mlp_howto.html#what2loc| files]] that need to be localized
* You will work on a set of [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/mlp_howto.html#what2loc files] that need to be localized
* Review the source (checking for completeness and obvious areas) and effectively [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/mlp_howto.html#mlp_qa| QA] your work; further information is available on [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Create_a_new_localization| Mozilla Development Centre]
* Review the source (checking for completeness and obvious areas) and effectively [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/l10n/mlp_howto.html#mlp_qa QA] your work; further information is available on [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Create_a_new_localization Mozilla Development Centre]
* You will need to open an l10n account [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Create_a_new_localization#File_CVS_account_bug| request] (on CVS)
* You will need to open an l10n account [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Create_a_new_localization#File_CVS_account_bug| request] (on CVS)
* Create a bugzilla component (so language is created in bugzilla for tracking purposes)
* Create a bugzilla component (so language is created in bugzilla for tracking purposes)
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