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<sect1>
<title>Synopsis</title>
<para>This section of the handbook discusses the internationalization
and localization of FreeBSD to different countries and different
settings. If the users wish to use languages other than the system
default English, he/she will have to setup the system accordingly.
Please note that language support for each language varies in level.
Hence, the user should contact the respective FreeBSD local group
that is responsible for each language.</para>
<para>FreeBSD is a very distributed project with users and
contributors located all over the world. This chapter discusses
the internationalization and localization features of FreeBSD
that allow non-English speaking users to get real work done.
There are many aspects of the i18n implementation in both the system
and application levels, so where applicable we refer the reader
to more specific sources of documentation.</para>
<para>There are many aspects of I18N implementation in
both the system and application levels, so where applicable we
refer the reader to individual documentation, man pages,
READMEs, and so forth.</para>
<para>After reading this chapter you will know:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>How different languages and locales are encoded
on modern operating systems.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>How to set the locale for your login
shell.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>How to configure your console for non-English
languages.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>How to use X Windows effectively with different
languages.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Where to find more information about writing
i18n-compliant applications.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>Before reading this chapter you should:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Know how to install additional third-party
applications (<xref linkend="ports">).</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
<sect1>