Hi, I have to do it all by my self to, and with considerably less knowledge, so I couldn't agree more with you.
Regards, Pedro. On 26-01-2015 15:22, Aivaras Stepukonis wrote: > 2015.01.24 11:39, Andrea Pescetti rašė: >> I'm trying to get to the "What problem does this solve?" angle. If >> this is a page meant to be useful for the general international public > > Here are a couple of real life illustrations of the situations it may > address/solve. > > 1) Just recently I wandered off to a local forum discussing the > Lithuanian version of AOO wherein a person was complaining about not > being able to contact the localizer (in that case, it would've been > me). Three thing should be heeded: (a) he wasn't interested in "who's > done it" (history) but in "who's doing it" (present), (b) he wasn't > interested in gathering information about me but in contacting me > (presumably there was a specific message to be relaid to me because > "I'm doing it" and "could do something about it"); (c) he failed to > contact me. (My immediate response was "what a bummer.") > > 2) A few weeks ago I wrote an in-depth promotional e-mail to (pretty > much) all Lithuanian schools and some major government and municipal > institutions presenting arguments for AOO (i.e., why it is the way for > the public sector in Lithuania) and encouraging to try it out. I had > the idea for some time but kept postponing it till I felt the > Lithuanian localization had assumed a professional look. I don't know > what the reactions will be or if there will be any to begin with, but > at least I want to be visible and accessible. Accessible, that is, via > AOO website as a hub for everything AOO-esque. I don't want to take it > anywhere else because that would lead to fragmentation of our energies > and we should be looking for ways to consolidate them. > > 2015.01.24 16:29, Louis Suárez-Potts rašė: >> What kind of mechanisms do you suppose could be used here, in the >> credits, to encourage more substantive engagement? > > I would not do anything special about it. I'd just include a link > (some such as "Contact" or "Contributors") in the top navigation bar > (see "Susisiekti"*** at "http://www.openoffice.org/lt/";) leading to a > simple page such as > "http://www.openoffice.org/lt/participate/contributors"; (to provide an > example in English). It is not like we have to make the contact list > attractive or "burgeoning" in itself. No. The website, the Suite, the > rest of the project's outlets are already working together to produce > an interest on the part of those who want to get in touch with the > people "doing it". The contact list is simply making it easier for > them and increasing social opportunities for everyone involved. > > *** "Susisiekti" = "Contact". > > 2015.01.26 13:59, YoheY - OpenOffice rašė: >> Could you talk about your dream? > > It's a much more down-to-earth thing, really. All I was thinking about > was this: > > Home Page > Top Navigation Bar > Contact > > "http://www.openoffice.org/lt/participate/contributors"; > > It is meant to be very basic and simple, and by "simple" I intend not > being hungry for resources and maintenance. > > Why is this? We as partakers and runners of the project have to wisely > allocate our energies. I, for one, have to improve the localization of > UI, translate the Help, maintain the Lithuanian subsite, report bugs > and issues in Bugzilla, and so on. All these things have be run > simultenously. And it does look that some of us have to do juggle > quite a few of them if they are to get done at all. > > Therefore, I whole-heatedly agree with: > > > 2015.01.26 02:18, Louis Suárez-Potts rašė: >> ...start off small. > > Regards, > Aivaras > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > * Inglês - detectado * Inglês * Português (Portugal) * Inglês * Português (Portugal) <javascript:void(0);>
