open-source for the rest of America

// una idea creada para promover el hábito
// de traducir documentación open-source
// en América

m a n i f e s t o

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/open:américa promotes the importance of publishing documentation, tutorials and instructions in English and Spanish since these are the most spoken languages in America and in the United States.

/open:américa aims to make translation a habit - and if possible a standard in the open-source scheme of production maximizing access to information. In order to participate in the global culture it is necessary to maintain identity, therefore the idea is to stop the virtual immigration through language but also stand up for cultural enrichment and exchange through language.

/open:américa is an invitation for integration, an act that comprehend the existence of differences and limitations, to transform them in openess trough the written language.

/open:américa don't assume that we all speak English, Spanish or Portuguese. There is an opportunity to harness the momentum of the open-source movement to reduce the tecno-cultural gap between the North and the rest of America, placing importance on inclusion, access and distribution of knowledge.

/open:américa recognizes the potential of the open-source movement and it's capacity of adaptation. If you are from America and you create open-source content and tools that need documentation and instructions, please translate your information for the rest of América. /*************************

¿Cómo participar?:

// Traduce tu documentación
// Publicala en tu sitio
// Haz un enlace público a tus traducciones
// Envíanos tu link para agregarlo a la lista de documentación disponible.

Need help to translate my info:

Hopefully there will be soon a database of bilingual people interested in open:américa, so you will be able to contact each other directly to get translations started. For the moment, send an email so we can start translating documentation!




open:américa ///// Database

 




open-américa es un proyecto de Jerry Juárez, apoyado por// open-américa is a project of Jerry Juárez supported by