The document discusses globalization and its consequences. It notes that globalization involves the integration of capital, technology, and information across national borders, creating a single global market. The document then discusses some challenges and opportunities related to globalization, including the dominance of English online. It provides statistics showing that over 50% of the most visited websites use English as their primary language. The rest of the document outlines the process of internationalization and localization, including design, development, testing, translation and localization testing. It discusses the current state of internationalization and localization for open source software, noting support for 56 languages in code but room for improvement in documentation, marketing and community support. The document emphasizes that globalization requires active support, education and
16. Globalization
Globalization is the integration of capital,
technology, and information across national
borders, in a way that is creating a single global
market and, to some degree, a global village.
Thomas L. Friedman
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
22. source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_used_on_the_Internet
"A study made by W3Techs showed that in April
2013, almost 55% of the most visited websites
used English as their content language. Other
top languages which are used at least in 2% of
websites are Russian, German, Spanish, Chinese,
French, Japanese, Arabic and Portuguese."
23. • based on 1 million most visited websites (0.27%)
• identified using only the homepage
• significant higher (especially for English)
• all websites estimate below 50% English
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_used_on_the_Internet
45. Status I18n /L10n
CMS
Code support
56 languages
Multilingual
Information
Occasionally
JCM - 21 languages
Local Communities
46. Status I18n /L10n
CMS
Code support
56 languages
Multilingual
Information
Occasionally
JCM - 21 languages
Local Communities
Documentation
18 languages
47. Status I18n /L10n
CMS
Code support
56 languages
Multilingual
Information
Occasionally
JCM - 21 languages
Local Communities
Documentation
18 languages
Marketing
XX languages
51. Just because everyone
speaks English doesn’t mean
everyone is communicating
And, most importantly, doesn’t mean people are as effective
as they want to be
52. Tips for non-English
• Your English is always good enough
• Repeat what you understood
• Ask what you did not understood
• Teach your language
• Teach your culture
Challenges
53. Tips for native-English
• Plain English, no slang
• Keep it short
• Patience, do not interrupt to soon
• Don’t put emphasis on a word
• Teach your language
• Teach your culture
Opportunities