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OpenOffice.org In Swahili
linhux writes "A reported on Gnuheter (in Swedish) and elsewhere, OpenOffice.org has been translated to Swahili in a joint collaboration effort of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) and a company called IT+46, and funded by the university and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Neither Microsoft Office nor Windows supports Swahili. Currently, only the Tanzanian dialect has been completed, but Kenyan, Congo and Ugandan dialects are on their way. It's called Jambo OpenOffice and is part of the Kilinux Open Swahili Localization Project."
FINALLY! I can't wait to tell all my friends! In Swahili, of course. I have been waiting for this day every since, uh, never. Oh well. At least Microsoft is going to have trouble breaking into the coveted Swahili market now that someone has alread muscled in on their territory.
Against stupidity the Gods themselves contend in vain.
Ah, yes. Esperanto, the most ignored language ever invented. (Emphasis on the "invented" -- a real language can not possibly be "invented", but only evolved.)