Translating Is Also Contributing: Lessons Learned and the Future of OpenTelemetry Localization

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This talk explains how translating documentation into Brazilian Portuguese was used as a meaningful open-source contribution to the OpenTelemetry project. It covers the full localization workflow — from first commit through merge — discusses why documentation localization can be as complex as coding, and outlines next steps for the SIG Documentação PT-BR.

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1. 0:00OpenTelemetry intro
2. 0:43Localizing docs
3. 2:28Translation impact
4. 3:54Barriers and inclusion
5. 6:41Challenges and lessons
6. 9:53Localization benefits
7. 10:34How to participate

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