- From: Tex Texin <texin@progress.com>
- Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 01:01:01 -0500
- To: Barry Caplan <bcaplan@i18n.com>
- CC: "Suzanne M. Topping" <stopping@bizwonk.com>, www-i18n-workshop@w3.org
Barry, I would prefer not to have to follow threads across multiple lists and/or to be weeding out duplicates. With so many topics to choose from, why not choose one that is not already occuring on one or another list? tex Barry Caplan wrote: > > Does anybody object if I post this thread to www.i18n.com, which will be soft-launching next week? > > Thanks, > > Barry Caplan > Publisher, www.i18n.com > > At 10:40 AM 3/8/2002 -0500, Suzanne M. Topping wrote: > >A few comments below. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Yves Savourel [mailto:ysavourel@translate.com] > > > >> 1. Why Localizability is Relevant to the W3C i18n Group > >> > >> * Localizability is one of the aspects of > >> internationalization. This > >> work is done at development time, before the material is > >> localized. It is > >> intimately related to localization practices and tools, but > >> it need to be > >> done upstream. In short: Ensuring that your Web material can > >> be localized > >> efficiently is an internationalization issue not a localization issue. > > > >Should a basic definition of what localizability means in this context? > >It comes out in later pieces of this document, but perhaps should be > >defined up front. > > > >Here's something to use as a starting point: > > > >Localizability in this context refers to the addition of tags or the use > >of other methods to carry localization information, in order to make the > >process of localization more efficient. > > > >> 2. Key Players > >> > >> They are several categories of players that should be involved in > >> localizability efforts: > > > >I would suggest that the Professional Association of Localization also > >be included in this list. > > > >Suzanne Topping > >BizWonk Inc. > >stopping@bizwonk.com -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Tex Texin Director, International Business mailto:Texin@Progress.com the Progress Company Tel: +1-781-280-4271 http://www.progress.com ------------------------------------------------------------- Find out about Globalization Empowerment for Progress users http://www.progress.com/consulting/globalization_empowerment_solutions.htm mailto:global-empowerment@progress.com For a compelling demonstration for Unicode: http://www.geocities.com/i18nguy/unicode-example.html
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