463613 - [ms] Search engine setup for Firefox 3.1 for Malay.

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Mozilla Localizations :: Other, defect)

Description

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

We want to ship Firefox 3.1 a good list of search engines for Malay. 

We're going to work towards this in three phases. First, the localization team and Stas (Stas Malolepszy) will look at the market for the language and come up with a good set of search providers. Mahrazi, Hasbullah, we'll need your input on this, the guidelines for making recommendations are on http://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox_web_services_guidelines. 

For en-US, we currently use this set, to which we can fall back in the case of lacking localized alternatives:
Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Answers, CC, eBay, Wikipedia

After we decided on a particular search engine, Stas will contact the owner and ask for permission, and for specifics like proper search flags. undefined, we'll likely need your help to at least get the contact information.

Once we have a specification on what the searchengines for Malay should look like, the localization team and Stas will work on an implementation on that. This should happen by the localization team creating and attaching patches for the desired changes, and requesting review from Stas. After a successful review, the localization team will land them.

Please don't commit any modifications in l10n/ms/browser/searchplugins to the cvs repository without a patch reviewed by Stas, Axel or someone else appointed by Stas or SethB. The data here is sensitive to users and our search partners, thus the extra care here.

Comment 1

[Seth Bindernagel]

Hi Mahrazi and Hasbulla and the Malay l10n team,

We are nearing the approach of our release candidates for Firefox 3.5.  Have you had any chance to progress on the best search engines to include in the Malay version of Firefox?

Please let us know as soon as possible.

Comment 2

[Mahrazi Mohd Kamal]

No other suggestion. For existing provider:- 

http://www.google.com.my/
http://malaysia.yahoo.com/
http://www.ebay.com.my/
http://ms.wikipedia.org/

Comment 3

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Resolving INCOMPLETE, this effort to start a Malay localization didn't take off. If it does, we'll file new bugs.