On Jul 7, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Rob Weir wrote: > On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Dave Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Jul 7, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Dick Groskamp wrote: >>> >>>> Op 7-7-2012 18:19, Rob Weir schreef: >>>>> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Albino B Neto <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Hi. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2012/7/6 Rob Weir <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> Another part is to have a good introductory page that we can point new >>>>>>> volunteers to. I created a draft here: >>>>>>> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/translate.html >>>>>> Very good! >>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there anything else we should be doing? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ideally, we could have a public "call for translation volunteers" at >>>>>>> the end of July, when 3.4.1 is released. We'll have some good >>>>>>> publicity opportunities at that point. >>>>>> Yes, we are need volunteers. >>>>>> >>>>>> In Pootle is a user wants contribute, as will register there? >>>>>> It is possible to do the translation via the web. >>>>>> >>>>> The way Pootle is configured at Apache there is not a new user >>>>> registration. It uses the the existing Apache LDAP and existing >>>>> Apache logins. This means that only Committers can log in to Pootle. >>>>> >>>>> Given this limitation, and little hope that it will go away, we need >>>>> to figure out how new localization volunteers can help with the >>>>> project. In the "How to help" draft I posted, I suggested two ways: >>>>> >>>>> 1) Entering suggestions in Pootle >>>>> >>>>> 2) Working off-line with a translation client instead of Pootle. >>>>> >>>>> Another option might be: >>>>> >>>>> 3) We quickly vote in as committers any new volunteer so they can access >>>>> Pootle. >>>>> >>>>> -Rob >>>> +1 for option 3. My ICLA is already at Apache. >>>> I've been working on the OOo POOTLE for at least the last years. >>>> However it seems *not done* to nominate one self as a committer I >>>> think I have to take this opprtunity to at least let you know I'm there. >>>> I won't be commtting any code to the project since that is absolutely >>>> not my 'forte' or area of expertise :-) >>>> I just need acces to POOTLE to be able to translate UI and Help to >>>> Dutch. >>>> I was working on updating the earlier existing translations as the plug >>>> was pulled, so I would really like to continue >>> >>> Dick are you interested in a po file? >>> >>> Currently Jürgen has been providing po files to people interested in >>> translation and then handling the import into Pootle - option (2). Every so >>> often he has been discussing these individual's contributions on >>> ooo-private and we have voted in a number of people using a slower version >>> of option (3). It took some effort and adjustments to come to this >>> arrangement. >>> >> >> Option #2 is broken due to: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-4917 >> > > Sorry, that should say that option #1 is currently broken.
Jürgen handling import / export of po files (2) and slow (3) works. We've added several committers that way. Until someone engages Gavin on the JIRA issue (1) won't be fixed, but that is broken even so because it is anonymous with no way to access merit for those contributors. Of course, we'll accept suggestions from Anonymous, but that won't build the L10n community. Regards, Dave > > -Rob > >> That's why the "how to translate" draft talks about off-lime translations. >> >>> Sorry, I don't see the full (3) as practical. The PPMC needs to see some >>> merit within the project before granting an Apache ID and karma. Any >>> discussion on the mechanics of VOTEs in the project are best discussed on >>> ooo-dev. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Dave >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> DiGro >>>> >>>> Windows 7 and OpenOffice.org 3.3 >>>> Scanned with Ziggo uitgebreide Internetbeveiliging (F-Secure) >>>> >>>
