Coining new terms for Firefox localization
Every translator faces an important dilemna when translating text, whether it be a document, multimedia project, or strings in a piece of software: if a term in the source does … Read more
Articles from 2013
End of year Bugzilla housekeeping
During last week. Flod had a glimpse of how messy the Mozilla Localizations product is in terms of pending bugs: 3 years old open bugs with no activity, fixed bugs … Read more
Open letter about adding new locales to Firefox desktop
First and foremost, thank you all for your interest, hard work, and time dedicated to creating an official localization of Firefox desktop. We aim to help you create high quality … Read more
Firefox Aurora 26 Localization Report
Hello localizers! Thank you all for your great work with Firefox 25 and 26. Here’s an outline of what is currently in Aurora this cycle (27) and what we accomplished … Read more
Localization Special Interest Group (SIG) in Mozilla Reps
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Localization Special Interest Group in the Mozilla Reps program! The Mozilla Reps program is a fantastic program aimed at representing Mozilla publicly. … Read more
Mozilla at the Icelandic Language Institute
In August, I had the priviledge to meet with the members of the Icelandic Language Institute (ILI) to discuss their efforts to preserve the Icelandic language in technology. Icelanders are … Read more
Localization sharing challenge for the upcoming summit
The World Fair at Summit is a great opportunity to celebrate the unique elements of your culture and language within Mozilla. Being that all of us are passionate about sharing … Read more
Firefox Aurora 23 L10n Report
Hello localizers! Thank you all for your great work with Firefox 23 and 24. Here’s an outline of what is currently in Aurora this cycle and what we accomplished together … Read more
Verbatim has landed!
We’re very happy to announce that the web localization tool, Verbatim, has been updated to Pootle 2.5. Thanks to this upgrade, Mozilla localizers can look forward to the following new … Read more
Updates to localizations in Firefox 22 and 23
If you haven’t noticed already, we think our localizers are pretty awesome. We’re proud to announce that, on top of all the teams that follow the rapid release process, today’s … Read more
New homepage and design on l10n.mozilla.org
Today we’ve launched a new homepage on l10n.mozilla.org, and a new sandstone theme. The l10n site now integrates better with the rest of the mozilla websites, and the homepage is … Read more
Teach yourself L20n at L20n.org
Language can be very difficult to capture within software localization. Each natural language in the world evolves at its own pace and in its own unique way, creating vibrant and … Read more