Localized entry points for fak (i18n)
fak’s canonical documentation is English. This directory holds localized entry-point pages — a compact, faithful front door in another language that carries the one-line pitch, the 60-second proof, the install path, and the value props that matter most in that market, then hands off to the full (English) docs.
The scope is deliberate: an entry point, not a full translation of the ~hundreds of docs. The goal is to lower first-contact friction for a non-native-English reader and to signal that the project welcomes them — then get them to the working proof fast.
Available languages
| Language | Page | Market focus |
|---|---|---|
| हिन्दी (Hindi) | hi/README.md |
India — cost in INR terms, DPDP-Act data residency, self-host, one binary |
| தமிழ் (Tamil) | ta/README.md |
India (also SG/LK) — same levers as Hindi: INR cost, DPDP residency, self-host |
| తెలుగు (Telugu) | te/README.md |
India — same levers as Hindi: INR cost, DPDP residency, self-host |
| বাংলা (Bengali) | bn/README.md |
India (also BD) — same levers as Hindi: INR cost, DPDP residency, self-host |
| मराठी (Marathi) | mr/README.md |
India — same levers as Hindi: INR cost, DPDP residency, self-host |
| Deutsch (German) | de/README.md |
EU/DACH — GDPR (DSGVO) self-host residency, EU-AI-Act audit trail |
| Français (French) | fr/README.md |
EU/France — RGPD self-host residency, EU-AI-Act audit trail |
| Español (Spanish) | es/README.md |
Spain/EU + Latin America — RGPD self-host residency + EU-AI-Act audit; cost-sensitive self-host, Apache-2.0, no cross-border payment |
| 日本語 (Japanese) | ja/README.md |
Japan — APPI self-host data residency, cost via cache-preserving serving, domestic/open-weights routing, tamper-evident audit log |
| 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese) | zh/README.md |
China — domestic models (Qwen/GLM/DeepSeek), PIPL residency, GOPROXY onboarding |
| 한국어 (Korean) | ko/README.md |
South Korea — PIPA data residency, self-host, domestic/open-weights routing, cost via cache |
| Português (Portuguese) | pt/README.md |
Brazil & Portugal — LGPD/RGPD self-host residency, cost-sensitive self-host, Apache-2.0, no cross-border payment |
| Русский (Russian) | ru/README.md |
Russia/CIS — 152-FZ data localization, self-host, domestic/open-weights, GOPROXY access note |
| العربية (Arabic) | ar/README.md |
Gulf/MENA — PDPL (SA/UAE) data residency, RTL, self-host, cost in SAR/AED |
| Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian) | id/README.md |
Indonesia — PDP Law (UU PDP 2022) residency, cost-sensitive self-host, Apache-2.0 |
| Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) | vi/README.md |
Vietnam — Decree 13/2023 (PDPD) data localization, self-host, cost |
| Türkçe (Turkish) | tr/README.md |
Turkey — KVKK data residency, self-host, cost in TRY |
Each language folder now also carries three deeper front doors alongside its README.md:
quickstart.md (zero to a governed local model in ~10 minutes), install.md (install the
binary and the tier map), and faq.md (top first-contact questions).
Every page links back to this hub and cross-links its sibling pages, so a reader landing on any one can reach the rest.
Status & honesty fence
These pages are machine-authored translations pending native review. They are meant to be correct in substance and idiomatic enough to be useful, but they have not been reviewed by a native technical writer. If you spot a mistranslation, an awkward phrasing, or a stale link, please open an issue or PR — corrections are welcome and credited.
Every technical claim in a localized page must match the English source of truth
(README.md, BENCHMARK-AUTHORITY.md,
CLAIMS.md). Localization changes the language, never the claim —
the same net-true-value discipline applies, so a localized page quotes the tuned baseline
(~4.1×), never the naive headline, exactly as the English docs do.
Adding a language
- Create
docs/i18n/<code>/README.mdusing a two-letter (orzh-Hant-style) code. - Translate the structure of an existing entry-point page — do not invent new claims; mirror the English source and keep all commands, flags, and code blocks in English.
- Add a row to the table above and a line in
INDEX.md. - Keep it compact: entry point + hand-off, not a doc-set fork.
The broader go-to-market rationale (why these markets, the full lever set, what is shipped vs. proposed) lives in the emerging-market adoption note.