1.. _translations:
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3============
4Translations
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7.. toctree::
8   :maxdepth: 1
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10   zh_CN/index
11   zh_TW/index
12   it_IT/index
13   ko_KR/index
14   ja_JP/index
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16
17.. _translations_disclaimer:
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19Disclaimer
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22.. raw:: latex
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24	\kerneldocCJKoff
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26Translation's purpose is to ease reading and understanding in languages other
27than English. Its aim is to help people who do not understand English or have
28doubts about its interpretation. Additionally, some people prefer to read
29documentation in their native language, but please bear in mind that the
30*only* official documentation is the English one: :ref:`linux_doc`.
31
32It is very unlikely that an update to :ref:`linux_doc` will be propagated
33immediately to all translations.  Translations' maintainers - and
34contributors - follow the evolution of the official documentation and they
35maintain translations aligned as much as they can.  For this reason there is
36no guarantee that a translation is up to date.  If what you read in a
37translation does not sound right compared to what you read in the code, please
38inform the translation maintainer and - if you can - check also the English
39documentation.
40
41A translation is not a fork of the official documentation, therefore
42translations' users should not find information that differs from the official
43English documentation.  Any content addition, removal or update, must be
44applied to the English documents first.  Afterwards and when possible, the
45same change should be applied to translations.  Translations' maintainers
46accept only contributions that are merely translation related (e.g. new
47translations, updates, fixes).
48
49Translations try to be as accurate as possible but it is not possible to map
50one language directly to all other languages. Each language has its own
51grammar and culture, so the translation of an English statement may need to be
52adapted to fit a different language.  For this reason, when viewing
53translations, you may find slight differences that carry the same message but
54in a different form.
55
56If you need to communicate with the Linux community but you do not feel
57comfortable writing in English, you can ask the translation's maintainers
58for help.
59