Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] The Free Software, Open Source promise: what FOSS means for non-coders

>> > When explaining this to people I use the analogy of a car Really useful -- I will probably use it sometime in one of my persuading attempts. Not long ago, during a discussion with a friend of mine, he was complaining that Ubuntu was too difficult for him and that he was going to uninstall i

Announcing the Ubuntu.com Website Localization Project

Good Day; It is my pleasure to announce a new project to better the Ubuntu.com website experience, specifically for users who prefer a language other than English. The new project, called Website Localization [1] will put a short (4-5 word) message on any www.Ubuntu.com we

Re: Announcing the Ubuntu.com Website Localization Project

Hi Chris, I already have a "working" version of a multi-lingual php-based website[0]. I say "working", because it's a website pack, more or less centralized to work for ubuntu-cy. I don't know if it's good from a security point of view (I surely hope so), nor if it is suitable for the cause you n

Re: Announcing the Ubuntu.com Website Localization Project

2010/3/17 Chris Johnston : > Good Day; And good news! ... > I can't do all of this myself, so I am going to need help from the Ubuntu > community. At this point, I need some assistance with the technical side of > the project. I need a few people to create the script that will detect the > users p

Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] The Free Software, Open Source promise: what FOSS means for non-coders

On 03/16/2010 09:06 PM, Danny Piccirillo wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 13:56, Kevin Cole wrote: >> On 03/11/2010 04:33 PM, Danny Piccirillo wrote: >>> For me, the main challenge in explaining FOSS is that you also have to >>> explain what software is, and how it is created. >>> >>> >>>

Re: [ubuntu-us-ma] The Free Software, Open Source promise: what FOSS means for non-coders

On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 17:34 -0400, Kevin Cole wrote: > All well and good, but I was addressing the question "What do you do when > people don't know what 'software' is?" > > I think the promises make sense if you're talking to a more savvy audience. It's like a television show, but instead of be

Re: Announcing the Ubuntu.com Website Localization Project

Hi, We've already had a running localized website: http://www.ubuntu.org.cn , it seems to be based on python and can sync the content from the main site. Hope this information can help, the site maintainer is oneleaf at gmail.com. Regards, Aron Xu On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 3:32 AM, Chris Johnston