[aclug-L] Re: Linux in other languages

[Anne McCadden <ironrose@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info and I will check those man pages.  I was going to 
install RedHat, maybe 7.3.  I'm not sure how old the computer is or any 
of the hardware specs.  It may not have enought memory to run xwindows. 
 If that is the case, then the deal won't work and the kid will have to 
learn how to read english (the child lives in Mexico City).  I think 
that the pc needs 128mb of ram to run xwindows.  I will check the redhat 
website to make sure.

It is a computer for a child's Christmas present.  It will be used to 
play games and wordprocessing for homework.  ~Anne

John Goerzen wrote:

>On Mon, Nov 25, 2002 at 08:30:52PM -0600, Anne McCadden wrote:
>
>>Now someone wants me to install linux in spanish since he can't afford 
>>to buy the spanish version of windoze.  I'll install it if he reads to 
>>me what it says on the screen, my spanish skills are outdated.  Could 
>>someone who has tried installing linux in another language let me know 
>>if they had any problems.  ~Anne
>>
>
>What distribution are you using?
>
>In general, there exists very good support in Linux for internationalization
>and localization (i18n and l10n).  Internationalization (i18n) referrs to
>the process of making a program's text available in different languages. 
>Localization (l10n) is the process of formatting output according to local
>conventions.  For instance, English speakers would write "June 10, 2002" but
>German speakers would write "10 Juni 2002".
>
>I18n and l10n are done on a per-application basis.  It is fair to say that
>some applications fare better than others in this department, as is the case
>on any platform.  If the installer is i18n-ized, I believe both the core of
>KDE and Gnome are, so you should be well set.  You may also be able to run
>the installer in English and then set the desktop environment to Spanish
>later.
>
>Helpful manpages to look at:
>
>locale(1)
>localedef(1)
>
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