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Dwayne: /* Background */

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Background

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	~~= Background =~~
	Most projects within the FMFI project focus on connectivity, the first mile (innovative ways to connect A to B). This project falls within the first inch, the ability to access content. To many people this is often seen as access to a device that allows the user access to content. Or in some cases technology that allows people with disabilities to access data; screen readers, text-to-speech, etc. But not many people consider that with content not available in someone's own language that first-inch and first-mile solutions are bring information to a person but they are unable to access it simply because of a language barrier.		Most projects within the FMFI project focus on connectivity, the first mile (innovative ways to connect A to B). This project falls within the first inch, the ability to access content. To many people this is often seen as access to a device that allows the user access to content. Or in some cases technology that allows people with disabilities to access data; screen readers, text-to-speech, etc. But not many people consider that with content not available in someone's own language that first-inch and first-mile solutions are bring information to a person but they are unable to access it simply because of a language barrier.

Dwayne: /* Conclusion */

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Conclusion

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	The creative commons localisation was also very encouraging, since we hosted the translation on our translation server we were approached by students at Rhodes University to localise the licenses into Xhosa.		The creative commons localisation was also very encouraging, since we hosted the translation on our translation server we were approached by students at Rhodes University to localise the licenses into Xhosa.

	The most important observations are these:# Lowering the technical barrier results in increasing levels of translation.		The most important observations are these:
			# Lowering the technical barrier results in increasing levels of translation.
	# A connection with the need for translated content results in people participating in content translation. Without this connection lowering the technical barriers shows no increase in translation activity.		# A connection with the need for translated content results in people participating in content translation. Without this connection lowering the technical barriers shows no increase in translation activity.

Dwayne: /* Results */

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Results

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	The following are the results that where observed:		The following are the results that where observed:

	The Creative Commons translations where conducted with professional translators, who worked on Pootle and where given a high level of support. As would be expected all translations where completed a the Creative Commons licenses where translated into Zulu, ~~Northern Sotho and Afrikaans<ref name="ftn5">Creative Commons license selection form in Zulu:~~ [http://creativecommons.org/license/?lang=zu http://creativecommons.org/license/?lang=zu]~~</ref>~~.		The Creative Commons translations where conducted with professional translators, who worked on Pootle and where given a high level of support. As would be expected all translations where completed a the Creative Commons licenses where translated into [http://creativecommons.org/license/?lang=zu Zulu], [http://creativecommons.org/license/?lang=nso Northern Sotho] and [http://creativecommons.org/license/?lang=af Afrikaans].

	The Pootle user guide was translated into six languages by the community that translates the Pootle user interface and is involved in many other software translation projects~~<ref name="ftn6">List of Pootle user guide translations: [http://pootle.wordforge.org/doc/en/index.html http://pootle.wordforge.org/doc/en/index.html]</ref>~~.		The Pootle user guide was translated into [[http://pootle.wordforge.org/doc/en/index.html six languages] by the community that translates the Pootle user interface and is involved in many other software translation projects.

	The ~~FMFI content was made available on Translate.org.za's South African Pootle server<ref name="ftn7">FMFI website content for translation:~~ [http://pootle.translate.org.za/projects/fmfi/ ~~http://pootle.translate~~.org.za~~/projects/fmfi/]</ref>~~, the data was announced twice to the FMFI partners, the need and opportunities available by translating the content where highlighted at various FMFI gatherings but no translations where made.		The [http://pootle.translate.org.za/projects/fmfi/ FMFI content] was made available on Translate.org.za's South African Pootle server, the data was announced twice to the FMFI partners, the need and opportunities available by translating the content where highlighted at various FMFI gatherings but no translations where made.

	== Observations ==		== Observations ==

Dwayne: /* Outcomes */

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Outcomes

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	== Outcomes ==		== Outcomes ==
	From a technical point of view the following positive outcomes where achieved:		From a technical point of view the following positive outcomes where achieved:
			[[Image:Cc-pootle.png\|thumb\|Creative Commons Pootle server]]

	=== Creative Commons Server ===		=== Creative Commons Server ===
	~~[[Image:\|thumb\|''Illustration 6: Creative Commons Pootle server'']]~~Creative Commons installed a ~~Pootle server at~~ [http://translate.creativecommons.org/ ~~http://translate.creativecommons.org/~~] onto which they migrated their licenses (48 languages) and all of their software. This replaced an old system that was not ideal for translation.		Creative Commons installed a [http://translate.creativecommons.org/ Pootle server] onto which they migrated their licenses (48 languages) and all of their software. This replaced an old system that was not ideal for translation.

	=== Tools enhanced ===		=== Tools enhanced ===

Dwayne: /* Strategy Map */

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Strategy Map

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	= Strategy Map =		= Strategy Map =

	{\| class="prettytable"		{\| class="prettytable" cellspacing="0" border="1"
	\| <center>'''Causal'''</center>		! <center>'''Causal'''</center>
	\| <center>'''Persuasive'''</center>		! <center>'''Persuasive'''</center>
	\| <center>'''Supportive'''</center>		! <center>'''Supportive'''</center>

	\|-		\|-
	\| '''I-1'''		! '''I-1'''
	\| '''I-2'''		! '''I-2'''
	\| '''I-3'''		! '''I-3'''

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	\|-		\|-
	\| '''E-1'''		! '''E-1'''
	\| '''E-2'''		! '''E-2'''
	\| '''E-3'''		! '''E-3'''

	\|-		\|-

Dwayne: /* FMFI partners */

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FMFI partners

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	{\| class="prettytable"		{\| class="prettytable" border="1" cellspacing="0"
	! <center>Expect to see</center>		! <center>Expect to see</center>
	! <center>Like to see</center>		! <center>Like to see</center>

Dwayne: /* Pootle Community */

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Pootle Community

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	{\| class="prettytable"		{\| class="prettytable" border="1" cellspacing="0"
	! <center>Expect to see</center>		! <center>Expect to see</center>
	! <center>Like to see</center>		! <center>Like to see</center>
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	\|}		\|}

	== FMFI partners ==		== FMFI partners ==
	''Partners see localisation as an integral component of dissemination of their work''		''Partners see localisation as an integral component of dissemination of their work''

Dwayne: /* Creative Commons */

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Creative Commons

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	{\| class="prettytable"		{\| class="prettytable" border="1" cellspacing="0"
	\| <center>'''Expect to see'''</center>		! <center>'''Expect to see'''</center>
	\| <center>'''Like to see'''</center>		! <center>'''Like to see'''</center>
	\| <center>'''Love to see'''</center>		! <center>'''Love to see'''</center>

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	== Pootle Community ==		== Pootle Community ==
	''The community actively translates the Pootle documentation''		''The community actively translates the Pootle documentation''

Dwayne: /* Outcome challenges and progress markers */ Align outcome challenge

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Outcome challenges and progress markers: Align outcome challenge

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	== Pootle Community ==		== Pootle Community ==
	~~<center>~~''The community actively translates the Pootle documentation''~~</center>~~		''The community actively translates the Pootle documentation''


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	== FMFI partners ==		== FMFI partners ==
	~~<center>~~''Partners see localisation as an integral component of dissemination of their work''~~</center>~~		''Partners see localisation as an integral component of dissemination of their work''

Dwayne: /* Outcome challenges and progress markers */

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Outcome challenges and progress markers

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	= Outcome challenges and progress markers =		= Outcome challenges and progress markers =
	The following are the outcome challenges and progress markers for the three boundary partners. ~~(Those progress markers that where realised are shaded in grey.)~~		The following are the outcome challenges and progress markers for the three boundary partners.

	== Creative Commons ==		== Creative Commons ==
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	= Strategy Map =		= Strategy Map =