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MylingualTheres More Than One Language To Do It

• Cybozu Labs
• Kazuho Oku

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• Self Introduction
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Self Introduction (????)

• Name Kazuho Oku
• Joined Cybozu Labs in 2005
• RD of web-related technologies
• Background web browser developer
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• Web ???????????????
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• Do You Have Experience in Localization?
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• Do You Love Localization?
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Localization is a Burden (L10n ???)

• Its not Development
• Its a Requirement
• Its Hard to Find the Right Wording
• Its Time Consuming
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Websites NOT in Japanese

• YouTube
• Google Docs Spreadsheets
• not until March 2007
• Yahoo! Pipes
• eBay
• Flickr
• Lingr
• developed by a Japanese, but

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Excuses NOT Localizing (L10n ??????)

• Due to Our Priority
• No Business Opportunities
• Differences in Government Regulation
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How about letting the users localize the
services? ??????????????????????
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• Japanize
• http//japanize.31tools.com/

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What is Japanize? (Japanize ??)

• A web browser extension
• Transparent localization to Japanese
• Released Aug. 2006
• Inspired from Localizer of PalmOS
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Translation Archive (???????)

• All data on a Wikipedia-like website
• Anyone can contribute
• All translation shared, no private data
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Ways of Translation (?????)
Translate on Proxy Translate on Browser
Automatic Translation (????) Babelfish Excite ?? ?????! ????
Manual Translation (????) Japanize
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Why Manual Translation?

• Only translate the user interface
• Do not translate files on Google Docs
• Precise Translation (w. many idioms)
• ex. Save As ? ??????????
• UI ????????
• Google Docs ???????????
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Why Translate on Browser?

• To support services w. authentication
• Proxies cannot translate Google Docs, Mixi,
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• ?????? Google Docs ? Mixi ???????

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• Demo
• from YouTube to an Iranian newssite

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• Translation Syntax
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Translation Syntax

• Pairs of original text and translation
• ex. Hello gt ?????
• Support for regular expressions
• ex. /(\d) entries?/ gt 1??????
• Translation is performed as a whole match of DOM
  text elements - sufficient for most cases
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Complex Translation (ex. Date Format)

• 05 Apr 2007 ? ?2007?4?05??
• /(\d2) (JanFebDec) (\d4)/ gt 3?R21?
• Jan gt 1?
• Feb gt 2?
• ...
• Dec gt 12?
• Note Rx stands for recursive replacement

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Translation Control Commands

• Some Translation Control Commands
• with operands skip translate
• id(content) gt skip
• class(menu) gt translate
• path(/license) gt skip

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• Popularity
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Popularity

• Translated websites gt 300
• Translation data 2.6MB
• of contributors gt 220
• Note Numbers of April 4th 2007

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Popularity

• 27,600 active users (by IP addr./day)
• 25,000 Firefox Extension
• 2,600 User JavaScript
• Already Popular for Firefox Users
• Ranked 5th by popularity
• of users 73 of IETab
• Source minkaku.goga.co.jp

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• Architecture
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Architecture Firefox Extension

• Translation data in JSON
• Partial Updates, downloaded periodically
• Similar to def. files of AntiVirus software
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Architecture User JavaScript

• Insertion of CSI by User JavaScript
• ltscript srchttp///translate.jsgtlt/scriptgt
• Translation data in JSONP
• User JavaScript ??? CSI ????
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Architecture Server-side

• Static files CGIApplication
• and some PHP
• All data stored and served in JSON(P)
• no RDBMS, use symlinks
• Typekey-compatible authentication
• mod_rewrite for normalizing hostnames
• ex. www.youtube.com should use translation for
  youtube.com

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Architecture Server-side

• Runs on a Virtual Private Server (Linux)
• WebARENA SuitePRO
• Running Cost \8,820/month (73/month)
• Serving
• Avg. 22 HTTP requests/sec.
• Avg. 2Mbits/sec.

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• Mylingual
• http//mylingual.net/

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What is Mylingual? (Mylingual ??)

• Internationalized version of Japanize
• Support for gt 50 languages
• Released last week
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Mylingual Demo

• mixi
• livedoor Reader

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The Aims of Mylingual (Mylingual ???)

• For native speakers of minor languages
• provide ability to use apps in mother languages
• For developers using minor languages
• let develop their webapps in mother languages
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• Future Plans
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Future Plans

• Internet Explorer version
• Support for HTTPS
• I18n Service for developers
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• HTTPS ??
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Internationalization Service for Developers

• Developers add ltscriptgt to webapps
• ltscript srchttp//mylingual.net/gtlt/scriptgt
• The app will be localized using Mylingual
• even for the users wo. Mylingual installed
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• Ways of Developing a World-wide Service
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Ways of Developing a World-wide Service

• Move to Silicon Valley
• Create a subsidiary in the U.S.
• Hire a native for translation
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Mylingual a Yet Another Way to Do It

• Stay in Japan
• Forget about L10n I18n
• And let the users do the work (maybe)
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• Thank you!