Virtaal translation tool released
Dwayne Bailey sent a message to the over 400 members of the Translate.org.za group on Facebook.
Translate.org.za has just released the first version of our desktop translation tool called Virtaal. Before you think it’s about automagic translation from English to Xhosa, it’s not, it is a tool designed to be used by a human translating a document, with aids to make them productive and ensure quality.
It’s Open Source, so you can hack on it. And if you’re a programmer with Python experience, we’re still hiring.
Our first aim is localisation, but we do want the tool to grow to the point where it is a highly productive environment for professional translators.
This work is made possible with funding from the IDRC and Mozilla Corporation.