# For translators: translating &d-i;

## The &d-i; levels of translation

The Debian Installer translator process has been divided into several levels which represent steps towards a complete translation of the installer for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.

Translators should work in the order detailed below, level by level. Inside each level, complete the steps in the described order. This order is related to the degree of importance of material needing translation.

The following parts of this chapter will give details and context about each level components, instructions for getting the material which needs translations as well as sending back the translated material.

Translators should read them carefully, even if they already worked on Debian translations.

Due to the granularity of Debian work and more specifically the packages system, translators may find differences between the various packages a bit annoying (some use SVN, some others CVS, some other no repository at all...). This is a consequence of the current work organization in Debian.

## Levels summary

This section is intended to give translators a general idea of each level contents.

1. level 1: all core &d-i; packages;

   This level is split in five "sublevels" by order of strings priority (sublevel 1 groups together the strings used in all default installs while sublevel 5 groups together very rare strings used only for uncommon architectures).

2. level 2: all non-core &d-i; material involved for user interaction screens during a default priority installation of a Debian base system with default choices;

3. level 3: all material indirectly related to installation;

## Prioritizing work

While all five sublevels of level 1 are grouped together in &d-i; status pages, it is recommended to work on level 2 translations after completing sublevels 1 and 2. Sublevel 3 can then be started after completing level 2. Sublevel 4 can be started after completing Level 3 and, finally, sublevel 5 can be started after completing Level 4.

The resulting suggested work order is the following:

1. Level 1 sublevel 1

2. Level 1 sublevel 2

3. Level 2

4. Level 1 sublevel 3

5. Level 3

6. Level 1 sublevel 4

7. Level 1 sublevel 5

&translators-level1.xml; &translators-level2.xml; &translators-level3.xml; &string-freezes.xml;