Yes, a training session covering general tips on do's and don'ts within the hackathon program would be useful. I can share some of the training materials based on prior experiences. Regards, Bal Krishna On May 28, 2014 7:45 AM, "Saroj Dhakal" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I support Avash it'd better to have a training before going but what if > if we have a session in the hackathon itself ? Most of the geek community > still think that Localization is trivial, localization is not challenging > task and lack of language aptitude is another factor . > > Those who are working in localization are working in some disjoint groups > . I think this kind of hackathon is certainly going to help keep us > together . > > Given that the hackathon will be in June in some weekend I can contribute > some of the time , helping organize it. > > Thanks, > Saroj > > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Avash Mulmi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Prabin dai, >> >> The idea is good. But before that we need to ensure that the participants >> of the Localization Sprint know what they are doing. >> Many people are interested in localization, but the problem I saw was >> they had problem with Nepali typing. >> And those good with Nepali typing had problem with the strings. >> During the localization there comes some strings which need not be >> translated, they are being translated as well. >> Also, I have seen the problem of doing word to word translation instead >> of translating contextually. >> >> So, before organizing a localization sprint itself, lets organize a half >> day training on the area maybe? I can work for/from the localization of >> Firefox, (ideas, formats etc.) And help with other general stuffs >> for/during the event as long as I don't have exams. >> >> Regards >> >> -- >> -- >> FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] >> http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> Mailing List Guidelines: >> http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines >> Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "FOSS Nepal" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] > http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > Mailing List Guidelines: > http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines > Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FOSS Nepal" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Mailing List Guidelines: http://wiki.fossnepal.org/index.php?title=Mailing_List_Guidelines Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FOSS Nepal" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
