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3 | ============ | |
4 | Translations | |
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7 | .. toctree:: |
8 | :maxdepth: 1 | |
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10 | zh_CN/index | |
11 | it_IT/index | |
12 | ko_KR/index | |
13 | ja_JP/index | |
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16 | .. _translations_disclaimer: |
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18 | Disclaimer | |
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224b1e86 | 21 | Translation's purpose is to ease reading and understanding in languages other |
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22 | than English. Its aim is to help people who do not understand English or have |
23 | doubts about its interpretation. Additionally, some people prefer to read | |
24 | documentation in their native language, but please bear in mind that the | |
25 | *only* official documentation is the English one: :ref:`linux_doc`. | |
26 | ||
27 | It is very unlikely that an update to :ref:`linux_doc` will be propagated | |
28 | immediately to all translations. Translations' maintainers - and | |
29 | contributors - follow the evolution of the official documentation and they | |
30 | maintain translations aligned as much as they can. For this reason there is | |
31 | no guarantee that a translation is up to date. If what you read in a | |
32 | translation does not sound right compared to what you read in the code, please | |
33 | inform the translation maintainer and - if you can - check also the English | |
34 | documentation. | |
35 | ||
36 | A translation is not a fork of the official documentation, therefore | |
37 | translations' users should not find information that differs from the official | |
38 | English documentation. Any content addition, removal or update, must be | |
39 | applied to the English documents first. Afterwards and when possible, the | |
40 | same change should be applied to translations. Translations' maintainers | |
41 | accept only contributions that are merely translation related (e.g. new | |
42 | translations, updates, fixes). | |
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44 | Translations try to be as accurate as possible but it is not possible to map | |
45 | one language directly to all other languages. Each language has its own | |
46 | grammar and culture, so the translation of an English statement may need to be | |
47 | adapted to fit a different language. For this reason, when viewing | |
48 | translations, you may find slight differences that carry the same message but | |
49 | in a different form. | |
50 | ||
51 | If you need to communicate with the Linux community but you do not feel | |
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52 | comfortable writing in English, you can ask the translation's maintainers |
53 | for help. |