Title: Native-Language Information

## Native Language Projects

The scope of Native Language support in Apache OpenOffice consists of:

* Hosting of native language websites on [www.openoffice.org](http://www.openoffice.org/projects/native-lang.html).
Established native language "friendly" links have also established — for example, [fr.openoffice.org](http://www.openoffice.org/fr/)
* Native language mailing lists (as requested and needed). The establishment of any native language mailing list requires the approval of Apache OpenOffice
PMC and typically at least two moderators. Requests for additional native language mailing lists can be
made via the [dev mailing list](mailto:dev@openoffice.apache.org).
* [Native Language User Support Forums](http://forum.openoffice.org/) (for some languages).
* A [Pootle server](https://translate.apache.org/) to aid with translation.  Find more information on using Pootle in our local
[Pootle User Guide](http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Pootle_User_Guide).
<br>The  [Translation](http://openoffice.apache.org/translate.html) page provides information on how to help with translation efforts.
* Many [localized web sites](http://openoffice.apache.org/website-native.html).

If you are interested is initiating (or re-starting) a native language project, please
e-mail the [localization mailing list](http://openoffice.apache.org/mailing-lists.html#localization-mailing-list-public).

## Native Language Mailing Lists

New native 
language mailing lists for the project are made after discussion and consensus on the
dev mailing list.  Additionally new mailing lists typically require at least two 
moderators to be established. Initiate setup requests through: [dev@openoffice.apache.org](mailto:dev@openoffice.apache.org)

Native language mailing lists (This list is manually maintained and may not be up to date):

* users-de@openoffice.apache.org (German users mailing list)
* dev-de@openoffice.apache.org (German mailing list for community planning)
* general-ja@openoffice.apache.org (General Japanese mailing list)
* general-es@openoffice.apache.org (General Spanish mailing list)
* progetto-it@openoffice.apache.org (Italian mailing list for project-related discussions)
* utenti-it@openoffice.apache.org (Italian users mailing list)
* users-fr@openoffice.apache.org (French users mailing list)
* geral-ptbr@openoffice.apache.org (General Portuguese from Brazil mailing list)

Additional information and archives for these lists as well as any other Apache mailing
list can be found at the [Available Mailing List page](http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/).

Subscribe to any of these lists by using the following format for the e-mail recipient:

    "list name"-subscribe@openoffice.apache.org

For example, to subscibe to the "users-de" list: 

    users-de-subscribe@openoffice.apache.org

## Additional Information
The [Native Language page](http://www.openoffice.org/projects/native-lang.html)
is a valuable resource in learning more about the Apache OpenOffice native language
endeavors.