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   it_IT/index
12   ko_KR/index
13   ja_JP/index
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16.. _translations_disclaimer:
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18Disclaimer
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21.. raw:: latex
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23	\kerneldocCJKoff
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25Translation's purpose is to ease reading and understanding in languages other
26than English. Its aim is to help people who do not understand English or have
27doubts about its interpretation. Additionally, some people prefer to read
28documentation in their native language, but please bear in mind that the
29*only* official documentation is the English one: :ref:`linux_doc`.
30
31It is very unlikely that an update to :ref:`linux_doc` will be propagated
32immediately to all translations.  Translations' maintainers - and
33contributors - follow the evolution of the official documentation and they
34maintain translations aligned as much as they can.  For this reason there is
35no guarantee that a translation is up to date.  If what you read in a
36translation does not sound right compared to what you read in the code, please
37inform the translation maintainer and - if you can - check also the English
38documentation.
39
40A translation is not a fork of the official documentation, therefore
41translations' users should not find information that differs from the official
42English documentation.  Any content addition, removal or update, must be
43applied to the English documents first.  Afterwards and when possible, the
44same change should be applied to translations.  Translations' maintainers
45accept only contributions that are merely translation related (e.g. new
46translations, updates, fixes).
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48Translations try to be as accurate as possible but it is not possible to map
49one language directly to all other languages. Each language has its own
50grammar and culture, so the translation of an English statement may need to be
51adapted to fit a different language.  For this reason, when viewing
52translations, you may find slight differences that carry the same message but
53in a different form.
54
55If you need to communicate with the Linux community but you do not feel
56comfortable writing in English, you can ask the translation's maintainers
57for help.
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