austraLasia
#1552
'Localization'
industry gaining grounds in the region- two new Salesianity books published,
other items under
consideration
JAKARTA-DILI: 5th May
2006 -- 'Localization' (usually spelled with a 'z') is a term used in the
software industry in reference to making software available at local level, e.g.
in a local language It is also abbreviated to l10n, that is, the letter
'el' followed by the number 'ten', followed by the letter 'en'. The first
and last letters of the word localization with the number of letters (10)
omitted. By the same token, it is sometimes called 'internationalization'
or i18n! In the same week, news has come in of two l10n efforts in the
region, with discussion of possible others.
In Jakarta,
MIMPI YANG MENJADI KENYATAAN (The dreams are coming true), published in Bahasa
Indonesia by the social communication sector of Saint John Bosco Parish in
Jakarta, edited by layman, Laurence Suraynata; 140 pages, 1500 copies with
coloured pictures of the Salesian holy places, Becchi, Mondonio, Mornese,
Valdocco, Rome etc. not only with historical explanations but also connected to
the present mission of the Salesian Family in Indonesia. The book we pushed
ahead by the first Indonesian pilgrimage group to leave for these holy places in
Europe two weeks later (May 20).
In Dili, the critical
edition of the letters of st. Mary Mazarello, in Tetum, on of two official
languages of Timor Leste, translated by the FMA of TIN province, distributed
during the retreat in Dare (joint SDB, FMA) on the occcassion of 125th
anniversary of death of Mary Mazzarello.
Meanwhile, at
least two provinces in the region have expressed an interest in the Elledici DVD
on Mamma Margherita. This is in fact a DVD version of an earlier VHS
production by Giuseppe Rolando. Vietnam have already dubbed it into
Vietnamese. The Chinese Cooperators are mulling over the idea of putting
it into Chinese.
While talking 'resources' - with tomorrow
being the Feast of St. Dominic Savio, an enterprising young priest from AUL, Fr
Will Matthews, has made available in pdf a simple prayer service that could be
used in almost any setting (in English). He made it available more
locally, but I've taken the liberty of i18n-ing it! You will find it on
www.sdb.org under resources.
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