Multilingual Go Book Project- new FULL translation(Russian)

[JethOrensin]

A big update today with three languages: Polish, Italian and Catalan.
Plus a new completed version is coming, this time for Brazilian Portuguese!

Here is the detailed announcement:
https://www.facebook.com/MultilingualGo ... 0360947474

[Javaness2]

Really impressive how well this project has done

[JethOrensin]

Really impressive how well this project has done

I finished typesetting all the content for Brazilian-Portuguese today and I am waiting for a few sentences that need fixing. After that all I need is to make the covers and it will be done, hopefully somewhere around next week.

While I am waiting, I thought I'd make this.

(here is a larger, readable, version. Forum rules say an image upload cannot exceed 800px: )
https://i.redd.it/fjtmwcbfroh91.png

Which, even though I say it myself, it is not bad for a project originating from a country without any Go tradition at all.
It is still amazing to me that people actually bothered to help so much with it (translating 192 pages is not an easy endeavor ), but here we are.

[JethOrensin]

We are back with another FULL translation of the project's book. This time in Brazilian Portuguese, and with this a great milestone has been achieved in our goal of making Go content more accessible to new players, in their native language.

This particular version is very dear to me because Lucas Felix, who did such an amazing and careful work in translating all the pages, was the first person to ever send me a message and say that he would like to help, thus giving this project traction by providing the first translated chapter back in 2019.

So, it may have taken us a bit longer than other versions, but it can be argued that Lucas has made the most corrections, suggestions and additions to this books improvement both in the English and the translated version, so it was definitely time well spent and there are no words with which I can thank Lucas Felix enough for his work, his help and his support.

What I can say with words, however, is that it makes us happy giving more and more people the ability to learn and enjoy Go. It may be a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but every little things matters and we hope that you will find this new addition useful.

Please, if you spot any mistake or typo, let us know so that we can improve the text.
Just like with the previous completed version (Spanish) , the uploads are in three formats (greyscale, CMYK and compressed greyscale) You can download the chapters for free from the project's dedicated webpage for Brazilian Portuguese https://porbr.gobook.eu/ and you are welcome to contribute in any way you can, especially if you want to help with the translation of the book in your own language. Just send me a message and we can get it started.

The next goal of the project, concerning this, is to be able to print some physical copies of the book in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese and distribute them for free to the Go Clubs of Central and South America.

Be well and have fun playing Go!

[JethOrensin]

Chapter 3 in the Catalan language has been translated and uploaded to the project's website thanks the great help of Joan LLuis.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=51 ... 6672203402

[JethOrensin]

Another great translating effort by the amazing Joan LLuis brings us to the translation for Chapter 4 in Catalan. The new versions of the pdfs have been uploaded in the website.

As always you can download the chapters for free from the project's webpage https://www.gobook.eu/

I hope that you will find it useful and if you want to help with the translation of the book in your own language, you are always welcome to contribute in any way you can.

Be well!

[JethOrensin]

Catalan chapter 5 has been updated and uploaded in the website.
I am furiously typesetting chapter 6 and Joan LLuis is translating chapter 7.

This means that very soon this version will be completed as well, increasing the number of the fully translated versions to **six** different languages.

[JethOrensin]

Hello everyone! The Catalan version has been full completed and can be downloaded from the website. You can see the details in the full announcement in the project's facebook page and hopefully soon we might have some printed copies that will be distributed for free in a cultural book fair in Catalan

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=66 ... 6672203402

Be well!

P.S.
For some reason it wouldn't allow me to upload the cover, this time.

[JethOrensin]

The printed books I mentioned in the previous post are now ready. I received them from the printing company, repackaged them and off they went for Barcelona
Once they arrive we will have a better announcement and possibly more details about the cultural celebration that will take place there for Sant Jordi's day, but for now, some pictures of the result:

(as usual I got a "Could not upload attachment to ./some path." error so I have to outsource them)

https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... hot_10.jpg
https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... shot_2.jpg
https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... shot_5.jpg
https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... shot_6.jpg
https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... shot_7.jpg
https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... shot_8.jpg
https://www.gobook.eu/wp-content/upload ... shot_9.jpg

By the way, I have a few printed copies left in English. If someone wants a free book, let me know and I will send it to you (I will probably need to do a post sometime in the appropriate forum for that)

[JethOrensin]

A very successful event has been held in Catalonia for inaugurating a new Go Club and presenting and giving away the first Go book translated in the Catalonian language:

Details and images in the link below:
https://forums.online-go.com/t/live-go- ... ed/47611/2

sneak peek:

[JethOrensin]

Some more good news after the successful event in Catalonia (latest update for those that missed those news: https://www.eurogofed.org/index.html?id=376 ).
The sixth chapter has been completed for the Russian language and was added to the downloadable pfds of the book's project, thanks to the awesome work and contribution of Dmitriy Bovichev.
Now there is only one chapter left to translate and the Russian language will be the seventh completed version of the book for the project along with English, Greek, French, Spanish, Brazillian-Portuguese and Catalan.

As always you can download the chapters for free from the project's webpage https://www.gobook.eu/

I hope that you will find it useful and if you want to help with the translation of the book in your own language, you are always welcome to contribute in any way you can.
Be well!

[JethOrensin]

Some more great news with another COMPLETE translation of the project's book. This time it is for the Romanian language and, unlike other times, there were no incremental chapters released, since there was a different process followed this time.

The Romanian version is the only added version where the translation and typesetting is made by the same person, in this case by the awesome and hard-working George Stihi who had everything that was needed, so he decided to offer to do the translation directly on the typesetting tools, thus reducing the complexity of the process.

He and his colleague Gheorghe Paun also did the final proof-reading, thus the only thing that was left for me to do was compile all the files and make the cover, so that it can be uploaded and printed.

This way another full translation has been added to the The Multilingual Go Book Project and to our desire of making Go content more accessible to new players and Go teachers, in their native language.

I cannot thank mr. Stihi and mr. Paun enough for their amazing effort. Words fail to explain how much work they put into this and I am extremely happy that it has been completed.

To balance my miniscule contribution out, for this version I am in the process of arranging for 100 printed copies to be produced soon and they will be sent to mr. Stihi in Romania to manage them and be distributed for free or given as tournament prices. I will keep everyone informed when this happens. As always, please, if you spot any mistake or typo, let us know so that we can improve the text.

Just like with the previous completed versions, the uploads are in three formats (greyscale, CMYK and compressed greyscale). You can download the chapters for free from the project's website https://www.gobook.eu/ and you are welcome to contribute in any way you can, especially if you want to help with the translation of the book in your own language. Just send me a message and we can get it started.

Be well and have fun playing Go!

[JethOrensin]

Good news:
https://eurogofed.org/index.html?id=396

[JethOrensin]

2023 has been amazing for the project. We have another completed version, this time the **Russian version**. The translation begun in 2019 by Dmitriy Bovichev and through all those years we had fun not only within the project, but playing Go together in DGS. Dmitriy's amazing effort through all those years was the one that led to the completion of this translation and I'd like to thank him wholeheartedly for it.

If everything goes well, next version to be completed will be the Dutch version in the first trimester of 2024, so I guess that this is it for 2023. Three new completed versions and 150 free printed copies. Quite the year.

Just like with the previous completed versions, the uploads are in three formats (greyscale, CMYK and compressed greyscale). You can download the chapters for free from the project's website https://www.gobook.eu/ and you are welcome to contribute in any way you can, especially if you want to help with the translation of the book in your own language. Just send me a message and we can get it started.

Be well and have fun playing Go!

[JethOrensin]

Good news! I finally managed to print some more copies.
- 50 Romanian copies that will go to mr. Stihi (who has been doing great and has already distributed the previous 100 copies.)
- 25 English copies to be sent/distributed to people that have asked for them
- 10 Greek copies for the Greek Go Association and their current effort for promoting Go which has just begun.
- 10 Greek copies for the Cyprus Go Association.
- 5 French copies - One will be given to the translator and the other four I’ll take them with me to the EGC in Toulouse, to give them away.

Until next time, be well and have fun playing Go