1. Globalization and NL OpenOffice.org - StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration ● Rafaella Braconi – Program Manager - Globalization – Sun Microsystems ● rafaella.braconi@sun.com, coni@openoffice.org rafaella.braconi@sun.com coni@openoffice.org

2. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Agenda Introduction Background Collaboration L10n Project Phases What Worked Well Next Steps

3. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Introduction - Sun Globalization (G11n) ● A group +/- 200 people organization spread all over the world responsible for localization and internationalization of various Sun products and services > Development >Testing >Translation >Linguistic Quality Assurance >Doc Production >Program Management

4. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Program Manager... ● Act as primary interface with the base product team on all l10n related issues (translation, testing, engineering) ● Provide roadmaps, schedule and project projections for long term planning needs ● Work closely with Central Engineers on high level l10n plan and schedule (translation, testing cycles, bug fixing, etc.) ● Co-ordinate base team requirements with g11n l10n teams ● Participate as core member in the p-team meetings for GO/No GO decisions ● Contact for l10n escalations...your contact in case of OpenOffice.org localization issues

5. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Background StarOffice localized into French, Italian, German, Spanish, Swedish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese S., Chinese T., Korean, Japanese Increased interest in Belgium and Netherlands for a StarOffice localized product Survey at OpenOffice.org (June 2004) revealed the cooperation interest of the NL Community

6. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Collaboration - Agreement Started communication with the NL Community NL Community worked on OOo 1.1/2.0 localization both for User Interface and Online Help Agreement on mutual interest ➔ Why not join our efforts?

7. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Collaboration - Mutual Benefits One localized product Terminology consistency Increased testing coverage Increased language quality

8. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Collaboration - Team Sun – Alpha CRC – Community -> work as an integrated team sharing responsibility on: > Performance of tasks (translation, linguistic review, testing) > Usage of tools (Glossary, Test Case Management - TCM, Sun Translation Editor) > Decision making on language quality (terminology) All common components between StarOffice and OpenOffice.org translated and quality-assured by joint effort

9. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration High Level Phases of the L10n Project Agreement on terminology and Glossary creation > Alpha CRC reviewed all SW files > Community evaluated Alpha's feedback > Terminology discussions - > Glossary Alpha CRC completed UI translation Community / Sun performed l10n testing Alpha CRC translated the OLH Community translated OLH – Writer modules All project details (in English) at: http://nl.openoffice.org/t9n_nl2_en.html http://nl.openoffice.org/t9n_nl2_en.html

10. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration What Worked Well Communication > Web site (Dutch/English) > Mailing list (discussions in English whenever needed) > Open communication > Responsiveness Active Community Participation > Translation > Testing > Review Basis for a long term cooperation

11. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Next Steps Release OpenOffice 2.01 / StarOffice 8 PU1 Meeting to discuss the project Plan future collaboration

12. StarOffice/OpenOffice.org Localization Collaboration Thank you! Simon Brouwer Arthur Buijs Bert Meersma Remco Gerbrands Dick Groskamp Jigal van Hemert Leo Moons Leo Vlaskamp Cor Nouws Renier Leenders Herman Boel Luc Castermans Henk van der Burg Dirk Ruijne Jaap van der Ham Santiago Seminario Nicole Dijkstra Ivo Hinkelmann Martin Hollmichel Ian McDonnell Petr Dudacek Magdy Abdel Koddus Sofia Nilsson Young J. Song

13. ● Rafaella Braconi Globalization and OpenOffice.org