# General

Translations for **OpenCutList** are managed in [Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/opencutlist/opencutlist/).

## Helping as a Translator

If you wish to become a translator for a language not yet supported by **OpenCutList**, please contact us before asking for a new language in Transifex (you can send an email to <opencutlist@lairdubois.fr>). Be aware that we require a continuing support for the language after its first release.

If you would like to help improve translations, sign up with Transifex.

## Source Language

The source language of **OpenCutList** is **French**, but it is translated/verified by the developers in **English**/**German**. Most translators will choose one of the three languages as a starting point for their translation. We want to make sure that the messages are as correct as possible in all supported languages.

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Even small translation errors should be corrected. You can send us an email, work with us on correcting the terms, even if you don't want to sign up with Transifex.
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## Variants of Languages

Many languages have more or less significant variations. French is not the same in Quebec, Switzerland or France. For the sake of simplicity, we will only support a single two-digit language code. French is `fr`, Spanish is `es`, Portuguese is `pt`, ...

We hope that the translators will agree on a term that is understood by all users of a given language.

## Conditions of Acceptance

A language will be accepted and released with **OpenCutList**, <mark style="color:red;">**if and only if it is deemed complete**</mark>. Languages that are only partially translated will not be released until completion.

If support for a language is discontinued, we will remove it from the releases until sufficient support for it is available again.


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