We discuss localisation, language packs and the future possibilities with DotNetNuke.This is a classic interview, time was always short at the Openforce conference so we managed to squeeze in an interview while walking to the speakers cocktail party. Needless to say we got plenty of funny looks walking through the Manadlay Bay Casino Hotel while Peter also video recorded us both at the same time!

• Peter Donker – Background
• Peters’ presentation at OpenForce
• Content localisation in DotNetNuke
• DotNetNuke currently solves everything that is static
• Content localization is the rest . . .
• As many cultures as there are, there are as many solutions
• No.1 or no.2 requested feature in DotNetNuke
• Addressed in the Keynote speech for DotNetNuke Cambrian
• How important is localization?
• Peter video recording the interview in the Mandalay Bay hotel
• How to implement localization
• How many language packs are there?
• Typical scenario of language packs
• Maintenance of language packs
• Orphaned language packs
• Timing of language packs with new DotNetNuke releases
• The forums module
• The effort of translation is huge
• The walk to the elevator . . .
• Interview in the elevator (several people were also in the elevator with us!)
• Currently working with the core team to offer better support
• To distribute the effort
• Other problems, the core modules are now split from the core
• You can have unique versions .. and unique versions of language packs
• Arrive at the Speaker Cocktail Party

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