[I18n] Request to enable Lao (lo) language on Weblate

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Hello FreePBX Community and Admins,

I am Bone NI, a Lao localization specialist. I am very interested in contributing to the FreePBX project by providing a full Lao (lo) translation.

I have a strong track record of bringing major software platforms to 100% Lao localization, including:

  • Odoo 18 & 19 (Over 110,000 strings completed).
  • WordPress & Joomla (Team Coordinator).
  • Fedora Linux & Linux Mint.

Currently, the Lao (lo) language is not enabled on https://weblate.freepbx.org/. Could an administrator please enable the Lao language for the project and grant my account the necessary permissions?

Weblate Username: boneni
My Portfolio: Bone NI @ Odoo Translations

I am ready to start working immediately to support Lao users.

Best regards,
Bone NI

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Howdy! Thank you for volunteering and joining the forums. Planning to process this request soon as we touch up the weblate integration ahead of the related webinar next week. :cowboy_hat_face:

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Howdy C. Maj! Thank you so much for the warm welcome and for considering my request. I’m thrilled to hear that the Weblate integration is being updated. I am ready to start contributing to the Lao translation as soon as it’s enabled. Looking forward to seeing the progress and the webinar next week! Best regards, Bone NI

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Hi C. Maj (@penguinpbx),

Thank you for the update! I can see the Lao language listed on Weblate now. However, all components currently show a padlock icon :locked: and are restricted :ghost:, so I am unable to begin the translation.

Could you please grant my account ‘boneni-2025’ the necessary permissions (Translator/Reviewer) so I can start clearing these 0% bars before the webinar?

Ready to roll! Best regards, Bone NI

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Yes, that add went pretty well, thank you for noticing!

The language addition of a new PO file was well-handled by our bot in the test repo: Added translation using Weblate (Lao) · FreePBX/freepbx-gh-test@540d5a2 · GitHub

Went ahead and added you in the Translate group - but username was slightly different (?). Are you ok starting with that test repo as a sandbox ?

Also have you signed the CLA in our Weblate instance ?

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Hi C. Maj (@penguinpbx),

As promised, I have completed the Lao (lo) translation for the sandbox repo (100% translated and approved). It took less than 03 minutes!

I am now ready to take on the production modules. Could you please unlock the main FreePBX components for the Lao language so I can begin the full localization?

Best regards,
Bone NI

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Excellent!

Minor issue - would you please accept the Sangoma Contributor License Agreement in GitHub using our CLA assistant ?

Once accepted, then your work should be able to merge in to our test repo. (You should have already accepted the CLA in Weblate – apologies for the duplicate work, we are making adjustments on this.)

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Hi C. Maj, I have successfully authorized the Sangoma OSS-CLA via GitHub. Everything is now set on my end. Please proceed with the merge/unlocking of the Lao (lo) translation components. Ready to reach 100%! Best regards, Bone NI

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I saw the CLA earlier today and performed the merge. Congratulations - your translations are now included in our test module! As we open up more modules, you should start seeing access to more strings to translate in weblate.

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Apologies for the delay – we are testing some updates on our staging weblate and planning to move those to production next week, at which time more modules should be available.

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