Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 15:44:32 +0800 From: Kambiz Agahian <kambizzz@gmail.com> To: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>, freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Farsi (Persian) Translation Message-ID: <d1b63f0d0510060044v4560d322vac31c63d3d481f89@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4344C712.20407@mac.com> References: <d1b63f0d0510020143p27777919pcb90c5d2eff35b69@mail.gmail.com> <433FE814.2020708@mac.com> <d1b63f0d0510030437l16ae7846vdbb3b89fdd965c1d@mail.gmail.com> <d1b63f0d0510050009i4a9911e3mf983631f7bb48580@mail.gmail.com> <4344C712.20407@mac.com>
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Hi chuck , Thank you for advice. We are going to start the first section of handbook which seems esential fo= r newbies. Please let me know what fonts are preferred for docs because Persian(Farsi) language normally is typed using UTF-8 and I could not find instructions regarding this font. Sincerely, Kambiz On 10/6/05, Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> wrote: > > > On 10/3/05, Kambiz Agahian <kambizzz@gmail.com> wrote: > >>Thank you chuck for replying. > >>Due to the very fast growth of using Unix-based operating systems in > >>middle-east.It seems imperative to me that the FreeBSD official website > >>has got to support Persian(Farsi) language before any other docs due to > the > >>fact that this may attract first time users and would affect > significantly. > >>In middle-east Persian(Farsi) language is widely spoken and it is the > >>official language of 3 fast-growing countries ,besides many people are > able > >>to understand it rudimenterily in this region. > >>As such,we sringly believe that supporting Pesian(Farsi) language is a > >>must for our BSD community and that's why we are here. > >>I'e visited recommended pages and > >>-No group is working on this language . > >>-No server is mirroring any BSD community official stuff in above > >>countries. > >> Hence, I think that we need your guidelines to start the job as soon a= s > >>possible, we need an starting point (it is much better that we start > from > >>website). > >>Hope to have a FreeBSD in Persian! > >>Thank you, > > The tools used to build the documentation such as the handbook are also > used to > build much of the website on www.freebsd.org <http://www.freebsd.org>itse= lf. You should install the > docproject tools and follow the FDP at least far enough to check out the > doc > and www trees via CVS or CVSup, and build an article or two yourself from > the > existing content so that you understand how things work and the basics of > SGML/XML markup. > > While you can in theory start translating any content you want to work on= , > you > really ought to start with the Handbook, specificly the first section on > how to > install FreeBSD itself. When you have useful content translated and > available, > you can either submit a PR or post it, or a link to it, here on the > <freebsd-doc@freebsd.org> mailing list... > > -- > -Chuck > >
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