Kurdish Linux launched in Turkey
{{date|November 24, 2006}}
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[[Image:Ubuntu-ku.jpg|left|120px|<nowiki></nowiki>]] Kurdish {{w|Ubuntu (Linux distribution)|Ubuntu}}, a {{w|Linux}} {{w|Linux distribution|distribution}}, was promoted this week with a reception in {{w|Diyarbakir}}. Ubuntu was the first Linux distribution to implement {{w|Kurdish language|Kurdish}} localization<ref>{{source|url=http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/391178.asp|title=Kürtçe Linux hazır Kurdish Linux Ready|author=|pub=NTVMSNBC|date=November 23, 2006}}</ref>. Kurdish localization in Linux is an important milestone for Turkey due to {{w|Kurds in turkey|ethnic conflicts}}. 

Kurdish Ubuntu was prepared by a team of hardworking translators working on the Rosetta web application [https://translations.launchpad.net/]. In his talk at the reception, the mayor of Sur (a town in Diyarbakir) said that "Whatever language it is in, we wanted it [our service] to be accessible multilingually because multilingualism is our wealth. Our work is being conducted on Kurdish, English, and Turkish language support. ... If we can integrate multilingualism, multi-identities, and multi-culturalism in this nation, this region will be a place of peace instead of conflicts." {{w|Mehmed Uzun}}, a Kurdish writer, speaking about the Kurdish language, told the attendees that "Our most important problem is that the language is not standardized. The Kurdish language should be standardized." Ubuntu was later distributed to the reception's attendees.

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Image:KurdishUbuntuBootScreen.png|The boot screen of Kurdish Ubuntu
Image:KurdishUbuntuSplash.png|Splash screen of Kurdish Ubuntu
Image:UbuntuKurdishDesktop.png|Desktop screen
Image:UbuntuInternetMenu.png|Applications Menu (Internet)
Image:UbuntuOfficeMenu.png|Applications Menu (Office)
Image:UbuntuPreferencesKurdish.png|System Menu (Preferences)
Image:FirefoxUbuntuKurdishWelcome.png|Firefox web browser start page
Image:KurdishOpenOffice.png|OpenOffice.org word processing application
Image:KurdishEvolution.png|Evolution (office tool and email client)
</gallery>

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Kurdish operating system under investigation by Turkish attorney general|date=November 29, 2006}}

==Sources==
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==External links==
{{Wikipediapar|Ubuntu (Linux distribution)}}
* [[:w:ku:Ubuntu GNU/Linux|Ubuntu GNU/Linux]] at Kurdish Wikipedia
* [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu-ku Ubuntu-ku]—Kurdish Ubuntu official site
* [https://launchpad.net/people/kurdish Kurdish translation team at Rosetta]
* [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ubuntu_in_Diyarbakir Ubuntu in Diyarbakir, with pictures]

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Kurdish Ubuntu, a Linux distribution|distribution, was promoted this week with a reception in Kurdish language|Kurdish localization. Kurdish localization in Linux is an important milestone for Turkey due to ethnic conflicts. 

Kurdish Ubuntu was prepared by a team of hardworking translators working on the Rosetta web application . In his talk at the reception, the mayor of Sur (a town in Diyarbakir) said that "Whatever language it is in, we wanted it our service to be accessible multilingually because multilingualism is our wealth. Our work is being conducted on Kurdish, English, and Turkish language support. ... If we can integrate multilingualism, multi-identities, and multi-culturalism in this nation, this region will be a place of peace instead of conflicts." , a Kurdish writer, speaking about the Kurdish language, told the attendees that "Our most important problem is that the language is not standardized. The Kurdish language should be standardized." Ubuntu was later distributed to the reception's attendees.


Image:KurdishUbuntuBootScreen.png|The boot screen of Kurdish Ubuntu
Image:KurdishUbuntuSplash.png|Splash screen of Kurdish Ubuntu
Image:UbuntuKurdishDesktop.png|Desktop screen
Image:UbuntuInternetMenu.png|Applications Menu (Internet)
Image:UbuntuOfficeMenu.png|Applications Menu (Office)
Image:UbuntuPreferencesKurdish.png|System Menu (Preferences)
Image:FirefoxUbuntuKurdishWelcome.png|Firefox web browser start page
Image:KurdishOpenOffice.png|OpenOffice.org word processing application
Image:KurdishEvolution.png|Evolution (office tool and email client)
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