1.. _translations:
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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
15   sp_SP/index
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17
18.. _translations_disclaimer:
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20Disclaimer
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23.. raw:: latex
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25	\kerneldocCJKoff
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27Translation's purpose is to ease reading and understanding in languages other
28than English. Its aim is to help people who do not understand English or have
29doubts about its interpretation. Additionally, some people prefer to read
30documentation in their native language, but please bear in mind that the
31*only* official documentation is the English one: :ref:`linux_doc`.
32
33It is very unlikely that an update to :ref:`linux_doc` will be propagated
34immediately to all translations.  Translations' maintainers - and
35contributors - follow the evolution of the official documentation and they
36maintain translations aligned as much as they can.  For this reason there is
37no guarantee that a translation is up to date.  If what you read in a
38translation does not sound right compared to what you read in the code, please
39inform the translation maintainer and - if you can - check also the English
40documentation.
41
42A translation is not a fork of the official documentation, therefore
43translations' users should not find information that differs from the official
44English documentation.  Any content addition, removal or update, must be
45applied to the English documents first.  Afterwards and when possible, the
46same change should be applied to translations.  Translations' maintainers
47accept only contributions that are merely translation related (e.g. new
48translations, updates, fixes).
49
50Translations try to be as accurate as possible but it is not possible to map
51one language directly to all other languages. Each language has its own
52grammar and culture, so the translation of an English statement may need to be
53adapted to fit a different language.  For this reason, when viewing
54translations, you may find slight differences that carry the same message but
55in a different form.
56
57If you need to communicate with the Linux community but you do not feel
58comfortable writing in English, you can ask the translation's maintainers
59for help.
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