Official Linux Mint website only in English

[Tuxman2]

Hello,

I hope I'm in the right section. If it is not the case, I'm sorry.

I created this thread because I want to talk to you about something. The official Linux Mint website is only available in English. Could you suggest translating the website into other languages? Many people are not English speakers (for example, all French speakers). Given that many people are likely to switch to Linux, and that most Linux users recommend Linux Mint as a beginner's distribution, it may discourage these beginners from using Linux Mint if they find themselves on an official website whose language they don't know. I think this could be an added value for Linux Mint and its website. Note: No problem for the forum, since a section is available for each language (the most popular ones).

Of course, this is just a suggestion.

Thank you.

Regards.

Tuxman2

[Jopp-gh]

Very true.

It takes literally seconds to translate longest articles from one language into another with the help of AI. Of course, translations need some proof reading, but translation quality depends heavily on the AI used.

Everyday one language and you're done quickly to translate the main landing page of Mint.

[Secret-chest]

Remember that translators exist, and if they can translate the software, I think no one would complain about an extra po file. For example, I translate Linux Mint into Romanian on Launchpad and I would be glad to have the website there.

[Jopp-gh]

Yes, for public articles the use of online translators tools (powered by AI) is very useful.

I don't want ever, any AI thing installed on Linux nor Mint.

[Secret-chest]

What I want to say is that humans can translate them just fine.

[Jopp-gh]

Of course, you can.
The point of using computers is to reduce redundant, repetitive work and to multiply your force, like with a bike.

To translate without tools nowadays is futile and a waste of time. Public texts can be translated via translators, these tools are great todays even for contextual sentence generation.

By the way, modern browsers support immediate translation of any website. Still I think Mint's main landing page should "speak" to a variety of users, at least the most common used languages. I don't want a "lingua Franca".

Since I'm multi language I have different preferences depending on reading, writing or speaking. To break languages down to one language may be utilitarian, but this application is rather "racist" in my eyes.