bringing indonesia scripts and local language to gnome
DESCRIPTION
Bringing Indonesia Traditional Scripts and Local Language to GNOMETRANSCRIPT
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Bringing Indonesian scripts and local languages to GNOME
by Ahmad Haris
Beijing, May 2014
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About me
● Public Relation of BlankOn Linux Project● Was Project Manager of BlankOn Linux
Distribution● CEO of KodeKreatif● Part Time Developer at Ministry of Information
and Communication● Part Time Developer at Ministry of Technology● Involved with Linux Community in Indonesia
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Background
● + 17.508 islands● + 1.340 tribes● + 746 local language● + 13 traditional script
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● Usually, people can speak two language (except in big city)● Only few people able to write/read their local script (1 in 1000 ?)
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Background
● BlankOn Distribution
(http://blankonlinux.or.id)
Indonesian GNU/Linux distribution based on GNOME and Debian
Use Manokwari Desktop (http://manokwari.blankonlinux.or.id)
Manokwari is Desktop shell for GNOME 3 with Gtk+ and HTML5 frontend
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Background
● Promoting Culture
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Problems
● Geographic area● Knowledge● Interest● Commitment● Contribution to Upstream
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Problems
● Geographic area
length of landscape : + 5,154.7 km
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Problems – Geographic area
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Problems
● Knowledge
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Problems - Knowledge
● Only few people in big city able to speak local language
● Only few people able to write/read their local script. Maybe 1 in 1000
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Problems
● Interest
For many people, learning local language is not prospective.
● Commitment
Easy come, easy go
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Problems
● Still no contribution to upstream
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What we have?
● BlankOn Distribution● Translation Center (base on Transifex)
https://i15n.blankonlinux.or.id
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What we have?
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Result
● Local language : Banyumas & Aceh
Java & Sasak (on going)● Local Scripts : Bali, Batak Toba, Buginese,
Jawa, Rejang, Sundanese
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Result : Local Language
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Result : Local Script
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What we must do?
● Encourage people to contribute● Workshop
Cooperate with another organization / university / local community
● Going to Upstream
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Contact me
● Email : [email protected]● Twitter : @princeofgiri● Facebook : facebook.com/ahmadharis● Blog : http://ahmadharis.wordpress.com