Moving this to its own thread. On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Dick Groskamp <[email protected]> wrote: > Op 7-7-2012 18:19, Rob Weir schreef: >
<snip> >> >> 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 > Some quick background on this, since we may have new subscribers to this list. In an Apache project a "Committer" is someone who is voted in by the Project Management Committee (PMC), based on their sustained contributions to the project. The contributions do not need to be code. It can be translations, website content, user support, marketing, documentation,etc. Any project work that is done visible and publicly in the project can be the basis of becoming a committer. Committers are given an Apache ID and login, and this enables access to several Apache systems, including our source code repository as well as login access to Pootle. Some advice for any translator who would like to become a Committer (and I think this should be a goal for all translators): 1) Introduce yourself on this list. 2) Add yourself to this wiki page: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Localization+Volunteers 3) Help with the localization of at least one language. Work transparently on the project mailing lists. Show that you understand how our translation workflow works. Anyone who does a good job at those items is a good candidate for a Committer, IMHO. Another thing that one can do is submit the iCLA paperwork: http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt. That also indicates one is interested in becoming a Committer. Finally, those who go a step further and are actively helping other translators achieve their goals, and helping to organize our overall localization efforts, these volunteers might be good candidates for eventually being voted in as Project Management Committer members as well. -Rob > -- > DiGro > > Windows 7 and OpenOffice.org 3.3 > Scanned with Ziggo uitgebreide Internetbeveiliging (F-Secure) >
