0001 .. _translations:
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0003 ============
0004 Translations
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0007 .. toctree::
0008 :maxdepth: 1
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0010 zh_CN/index
0011 zh_TW/index
0012 it_IT/index
0013 ko_KR/index
0014 ja_JP/index
0015
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0017 .. _translations_disclaimer:
0018
0019 Disclaimer
0020 ----------
0021
0022 .. raw:: latex
0023
0024 \kerneldocCJKoff
0025
0026 Translation's purpose is to ease reading and understanding in languages other
0027 than English. Its aim is to help people who do not understand English or have
0028 doubts about its interpretation. Additionally, some people prefer to read
0029 documentation in their native language, but please bear in mind that the
0030 *only* official documentation is the English one: :ref:`linux_doc`.
0031
0032 It is very unlikely that an update to :ref:`linux_doc` will be propagated
0033 immediately to all translations. Translations' maintainers - and
0034 contributors - follow the evolution of the official documentation and they
0035 maintain translations aligned as much as they can. For this reason there is
0036 no guarantee that a translation is up to date. If what you read in a
0037 translation does not sound right compared to what you read in the code, please
0038 inform the translation maintainer and - if you can - check also the English
0039 documentation.
0040
0041 A translation is not a fork of the official documentation, therefore
0042 translations' users should not find information that differs from the official
0043 English documentation. Any content addition, removal or update, must be
0044 applied to the English documents first. Afterwards and when possible, the
0045 same change should be applied to translations. Translations' maintainers
0046 accept only contributions that are merely translation related (e.g. new
0047 translations, updates, fixes).
0048
0049 Translations try to be as accurate as possible but it is not possible to map
0050 one language directly to all other languages. Each language has its own
0051 grammar and culture, so the translation of an English statement may need to be
0052 adapted to fit a different language. For this reason, when viewing
0053 translations, you may find slight differences that carry the same message but
0054 in a different form.
0055
0056 If you need to communicate with the Linux community but you do not feel
0057 comfortable writing in English, you can ask the translation's maintainers
0058 for help.
