<g>Nadya might be too shy to mention that she knew five languages. Alexei Zakharov knows Japanese and may translate reports provided by Salikh. Tim is quite skilled in Russian.</g>
Seriously, +1 on what Tim has just said. On 10/19/07, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mikhail Loenko wrote: > > Now I think we should create instructions on wiki on languages that we speak > > describing how to file a JIRA. And put a statement like: "now we > > accept defect reports and pathes on other langages" to the news > > section on the main page > > and to the blogs. And put the same statement on all languages > > we understand with a link to instructions on that languages > > I realize that we are trying to be as inclusive as possible, and that is > an honorable goal. However, we must remember that the ASF requires > oversight of the official business of the project by everyone, including > the PMC, ASF Members, and ASF Board. > > Based on background and history, the ASF conducts its business in > English, and we need to ensure that any official project business is > accessible to *all* those who have responsibility for its oversight. > > So I have no problem with accepting defects and patches in other > languages provided we have a 'trusted party' who will promptly translate > them into English, so that everyone can see what is happening and > participate. For now I think that means we are restricted to accepting > defects in English, Russian, and Chinese. AFAIK we don't have enough > body of knowledge in, say, Urdu or French. > > Obviously we can choose to do our own translations of the website to > make it accessible by non-English speakers, and resources outside the > project, like blogs, are encouraged to use whatever medium they like. > > Regards, > Tim > > -- With best regards, Alexei, ESSD, Intel
