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Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 18:45:09 +0900 (JST)
From: Michael Hancock <michaelh@cet.co.jp>
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Subject: Re: New L10N boot floppy for 2.1.5-RELEASE 
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On Fri, 9 Aug 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:

> > src/release/Makafile), and our L10N team finished the extraction of
> > "hardcoded" message of sysinstall into external text file.  So, this
> > version can be easily extended to support other languages.
> 
> Excellent!  I've always had something like this on my TODO list, along
> with the floppy docs, FAQ and Handbook.

Hosokawa-san is a pro at internationalization.  It's not just Japanese
enabling that he working on.  The techniques he used should provide some
insight. 

Regards,


Mike Hancock