2. Mozilla
A non-profit keeping the power of the Web in people's hands.
A global community of users, contributors, and developers working to
innovate on your behalf.
Promotes openness, innovation, and opportunity on the web.

3. You might know us best for

5. Localization
Process of adapting software to seem as if it were originally
created in the user’s region (locale) of the world.
Deals with:
• String translation,
• date/time settings,
• “productization”,
• alternative feature sets, etc.

6. How we do it
Mozilla L10n drivers Mozilla L10n teams
• Tools • Localize projects
• Guidance • Repo maintenance
• Documentation • Productize l10n projects
• Infrastructure • Represent Mozilla
• Advocate • Advocate
Rapid Release
• Visibility
• Smaller workloads
• User security & privacy

7. Why we do it
• We love a good challenge ;-)
• We love the web!
• We love languages, cultures, and people!
• We love open source!

8. People of mozilla l10n
“I wanted to do something which had an “I was intrigued by the web-style XUL-
impact on others. This is difficult to do based UI design and found that I could
when you are a student and all your work just edit a couple of text files to change
is something which is graded and then the strings to German, which was
forgotten. Contributing to an open source fantastic compared to any other software
project was my way of having an impact.” I knew.”
“Nowadays is easier to find software “Now I also do it to give back to Mozilla.”
available in you own language, the real
challenge is to deliver a professional “Minority languages need a presence on
quality product and prove that an Open the Internet to enhance their raison d’etre
Source community driven by volunteers is and to provide a source of support and
capable of doing it.” pride for their speakers.”

9. Armen
“I tried to help
Armenian localizers
so my grandfather
could use Firefox in
Armenian.”

10. Five easy steps to start
1. Introduce yourself in the L10n newsgroup.
2. Find your L10n team and contact its team
owner.
3. Download your localized build of Firefox
Aurora.
4. Create a Bugzilla account.
5. Proofread and test your locale's Firefox
Aurora.

11. L10n opportunities
• Help localize Mozilla products, like Firefox.
• Help localize Mozilla Web Sites, Services, and Marketing
Campaigns.
• Translate articles on the Firefox Support site.
• Translate wiki pages related to localization on the Mozilla
Developer Network wiki (MDN).
• Contribute articles to the l10n topic on the MDN wiki.