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OpenOffice.org In Swahili

Posted by timothy on from the beatcha dept.

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."

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  1. Klingon by silvergoose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Seriously, though, will there be a group of people trying to translate it into any number of mildly famous fictional languages? Elvish, Klingon, etc... Just wondering.

  2. What now? by Penguinoflight · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In Africa the Swedish code you!

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  3. Exploring along the Congo... by Woogiemonger · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dr. Torvalds, I presume.

  4. What a waste of time by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They need to make it compile on AMD64 first. Newer HPs are AMD64; and compaq/CompUSA were ADVERTISING an amd64 Laptop. Windows XP SP2's DEP hinges on the NX bit in AMD64 (unlike Linux' PaX, which will make a fake one on x86 :). They're gonna fall behind I say, and then everyone will realize that AbiWord > OOWriter. :)

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  5. Sad trolling attempt by UltraZwobot · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Trying to get someone to call you racist so you can complain about the /. PC mafia, eh?

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