[Debian-hebrew-common] Hebrew packages joint maintainership

[Baruch Even]

shay sarid wrote:
> Hi Baruch
> 
> a. about what I need
>     aceess via KDE/Gnome to shared windows disks, including  hebrew
> file names etc ..

I think that the installer should know by now and will add to /etc/fstab
the existing windows partitions.

> b. hebrew lunar & date, hoidays etc from the desktop calander..

We'll have hdate-applet in Debian soon, it already is in the
debian-hebrew repository.

> c. a set of hebrew guides for newbies with the instalation

We're packaging debian-hebrew-doc which is a set of manuals from
penguin.org.il, let me know if there are other documents that are needed.

I don't think that we personally will write the docs, but we will
definitely strive to include them in a Debian Hebrew installation.

> d. beside all this I'm very involved in Linux in Schools in israel
> (http://www.hamakor.org.il/schools.html)

I knew I heard your name before :-)

> as such I have a lot of demands(mainly translation) I think school
> needs in hebrew
> I dont know if its relevent to this project, if it is tell me.

Anything might be relevant, if you throw in the suggestions we'll have a
better view of the needs. It might be that we say this is not in our
scope, or this is for a later goal.

There is a pretty good translation of the installer and at least for
etch (the next Debian version) it will even be aligned to the right.

Translation of specific programs is not in our scope, but it is
important for new users and especially younger users. I do not know how
to handle this at this time.

If there are specific Debian works that need to be translated we'd like
to hear about it. Translating generic programs is better done in a
larger cooperation with the Kazit/Ehad/anyone-else-that-I-left-out.

> What about NIKUD ??

Good question!

The default keyboard layout we have now doesn't include nikud because we
didn't know which system to choose, there is the lyx system and there is
is si1452 system.

What is your preference?

> I'll be glad to check the new packages

Thanks!

Baruch