As an English-speaking Kiwi I don’t very often have problems with or objections to using software in English. I do have problems though when I’m told my New Zealand spelling is incorrect or that a place name such as Porirua is wrong.

Karaitiana Taiuru is doing his bit for speakers of Māori by contributing translations where he can:

On Thursday i begun translating or localizing Skype into Maori.

This will join other popular software that is available or will currently be available in Maori language including:

• Google is now in Maori language - awaiting Google approval.
• Windows XP, Office XP
• Moodle and many others.

[Via Karaitiana Taiuru - Blog: Skype Maori.]

If you have comments or queries about Māori translations visit Karaitiana’s blog and contact him there. Even better: perhaps you can contribute some translations yourself.

And if neither Māori nor English is your language of choice then look around for the languages you need, and offer your skills for translations.

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