Software Translation Portal

It is proposed to install a unified translation portal for OSGeo projects which use "gettext" based message translations.

Software Candidates

 * pootle - http://pootle.wordforge.org/
 * supports online message translation (much like Canonical's Rosetta, but this is free software)
 * apparently supports integration of offline translated .po files
 * integrates smoothly with version control systems (SVN)
 * http://www.translate.org.za/
 * offering their facilities for FOSS GIS translations
 * helping out with FOSS GIS translations through OSGeo channels
 * extending their model beyond South African languages
 * but: some people maight have issues with the disclaimer

Interested OSGeo projects

 * GRASS: i18N efforts
 * Probably GDAL (users requested translated messages)
 * OSSIM?
 * QGIS? QGIS translation
 * gvSIG?
 * ... (please update)

Demo server

 * On OSGeo infrastructure or GRASS server or ...?

Translation Glossary
To avoid too much diverging jargon, it is requested to develop and follow a translation glossary.


 * GRASS Translation Glossary