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= Introduction =

This page collects and answers some frequent questions about the web translating interface [http://launchpad.net/rosetta/+about Rosetta]. For further information, consult the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/rosetta-users Rosetta mailing list].

There are some features that have not yet been implemented in Rosetta. To find out what they are, and to make more suggestions, please read and comment on this page: RosettaWishList

'''Table of Contents:'''


= About Rosetta =

 0. Is Rosetta Open/Free Software?
 0. If Rosetta isn't free, how are the translations submitted to the system licenced?
 0. What happens if Rosetta closes? Will the translations be lost?
 0. Where does the name Rosetta come from?
  "Rosetta" is the name of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_space_probe space probe], which in turn, is named after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone Rosetta Stone], the stone which was the vital key to deciphering Egyptian heiroglyphs.

= Translating with Rosetta =

== Getting started ==

 0. I want to translate the upstream project ''foo''. Can I use Rosetta?
  Yes, if you want to translate and upstream project with Rosetta, go to https://launchpad.net/rosetta and look for it. You will be able to translate it from there. If your language is not translated at all, please check in the project's website that there isn't a translation for your language already.
 0. How do I join my language's Ubuntu translation team?
  You just need to go to your team's Launchpad page (for example, French would be https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-fr/) and click on "Join the team" at the right block. Depending on how the team is setup, you may have to wait a bit until your team leader approves you to join. Once you're an ''Approved Member'', you'll be able to do official Ubuntu translations for that language.
 0. I can't find any Ubuntu translation team for my language, Elbonian, in the [https://launchpad.net/rosetta/groups/ubuntu-translators/ team list]. What should I do?
  In that case, e-mail rosetta@ubuntu.com and tell the Rosetta team about it. If you anyone else interested in joining the team, please include their name in your request. Soon after your team will be created so you can start translating.
 0. Elbonian has no ISO 639 code assigned. Can I still translate in Rosetta without one?
  Rosetta's policy is that having a language code assigned in ISO 639 is a requirement for us to be able to setup a translation team. In most cases, getting a code assigned by ISO is not complicated. Visit the [http://www.loc.gov/ Library of Congress]' website to get [http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/iso639-2form.html more information] on how to do this.

== Translation process ==

 0. How do I coordinate with other translators in my team?
 0. I don't see the upstream project in Rosetta, how can I import it?
  * Add a request for an import to RosettaPendingImports, and be sure to add an URL containing the .pot AND ALL PO FILES. This means we can import not just one language, but the complete state of upstream, and it greatly improves the way we can work with upstream.
 0. My project is now imported. How can people join and translate it?
  Rosetta can assign translators that are members of a given team. If you don't have very specific needs for translation permissions for your projects, we '''strongly''' encourage you to assign your project to the Ubuntu Translation Team, which has many translators assigned in many Language subteams, and will take care of translating your application for you.
 0. I'm trying to translate an application, but I find that the template name is something scary like ''xxx-deprecated-do-not-use'' or ''xxx-review-breezy-foo''. What are these? Should I translate them?
  When one of these templates appears it means something went wrong with Rosetta's autoimport. To fix it, manual intervention from the Launchpad admins is needed. We're working on the causes so this doesn't happen in the future, while we cleanup all these templates one by one. There are a lot of them, and it takes some time. Please, be patient, but do '''not''' translate them, as there's some risk that your work would be lost with these templates.
 0. I am translating an Ubuntu documentation piece in Rosetta (such as aboutubuntu, releasenotes, and quickguide). I come across some strange looking strings such as {{{&convention}}} or {{{<example>}}}. Should I translate them?
  That message belongs to the "[https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/breezy/+sources/launchpad-integration/+translations launchpad integration]" module.

== Rosetta and GNU Gettext Plural Forms ==

 0. Rosetta asked me for plural forms information. What info do you need?
    * 0 items
    * 1 item
    * 2 items
    * 3 items
    * ...
    * n item(s)
 0. How the plural forms affect Rosetta?

= Other Launchpad questions =

 0. Is the Rosetta code updated often?
#REFRESH 0 http://help.launchpad.net/RosettaFAQ

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