What happens today: 1) Every few days someone posts to the list that they want to help translate AOO.
2) Sometimes it is a new language, in other cases it is one where some volunteers have previously expressed interest. 3) If it is a new language, Juergen creates a PO file, uploads it to people.apache.org and notifies the volunteer. If it is a language where there are other volunteers, then Andrea tries to connect the volunteers. 4) When a translation is done the new files are attached to a BZ issue. An interesting idea is to use Bugzilla from the very start. Then BZ can help wit the routine communications, including keeping the volunteers coordinated. For example: 1) Point new volunteers to BZ from the start. If you want to work on a new language then create a new BZ issue. We can then assign the issue to Juergen. 2) When the PO files are available Juergen marks the BZ issue as "Accepted". The volunteer(s) is automatically notified by Bugzilla, so no extra email is required. 3) When a new volunteer wants to join, we can point them to the BZ issue. The files are there, as well as the names of the other volunteers. Adding a comment to the BZ issue causes it to be sent to all volunteers working on that language. 4) When translation is done, the issue is marked and Juergen can integrate the new translation. Would this help? -Rob
