04.26.09
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Improving Ubuntu Localization by Christopher Tozzi

Unlike proprietary platforms–and some Linux distributions–Ubuntu doesn’t identify primarily with any single country or language.  The operating system’s developers are spread around the world, and aim to make their product equally accessible to all users, regardless of their locales.  But how well have the challenges of localization been met?

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10.13.08
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Ubuntu and the Power of Language by Christopher Tozzi

One of the three fundamental principles of the Ubuntu philosophy is the availability of software in a user’s native language, whatever that happens to be. While those of us who grew up speaking one of the world’s top 10 languages might never give linguistic freedom a second thought, this is an area where Ubuntu clearly outperforms its proprietary competitors.

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