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1.. _translations:2 3============4Translations5============6 7.. toctree::8 :maxdepth: 19 10 zh_CN/index11 zh_TW/index12 it_IT/index13 ko_KR/index14 ja_JP/index15 sp_SP/index16 17 18.. _translations_disclaimer:19 20Disclaimer21----------22 23.. raw:: latex24 25 \kerneldocCJKoff26 27Translation's purpose is to ease reading and understanding in languages other28than English. Its aim is to help people who do not understand English or have29doubts about its interpretation. Additionally, some people prefer to read30documentation in their native language, but please bear in mind that the31*only* official documentation is the English one: :ref:`linux_doc`.32 33It is very unlikely that an update to :ref:`linux_doc` will be propagated34immediately to all translations. Translations' maintainers - and35contributors - follow the evolution of the official documentation and they36maintain translations aligned as much as they can. For this reason there is37no guarantee that a translation is up to date. If what you read in a38translation does not sound right compared to what you read in the code, please39inform the translation maintainer and - if you can - check also the English40documentation.41 42A translation is not a fork of the official documentation, therefore43translations' users should not find information that differs from the official44English documentation. Any content addition, removal or update, must be45applied to the English documents first. Afterwards and when possible, the46same change should be applied to translations. Translations' maintainers47accept only contributions that are merely translation related (e.g. new48translations, updates, fixes).49 50Translations try to be as accurate as possible but it is not possible to map51one language directly to all other languages. Each language has its own52grammar and culture, so the translation of an English statement may need to be53adapted to fit a different language. For this reason, when viewing54translations, you may find slight differences that carry the same message but55in a different form.56 57If you need to communicate with the Linux community but you do not feel58comfortable writing in English, you can ask the translation's maintainers59for help.60