On 2/22/13 1:57 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > 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?
+1, a more streamlined approach is a good idea. And with the changes Jan is working on, we can improve or adapt this process to optimize it. Juergen > > -Rob >
