Exactly, Sundar, go ahead, waiting for Google will delay us. Let's go ahead, if Google agrees, then we'll see ..
On 22 February 2010 17:26, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hoi, > While there may be reasons to wait for Google, there is nothing stopping > you to use this time to localise for your language ... As you may have read > on my blog, the localisation for mobile MediaWiki is now also complete for > Bangla, for Telugu there are four messages left to do. > Thanks > GerardM > > http://ultimategerardm.blogspot.com > > On 22 February 2010 10:19, Ravi shankar <ravidreams...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> regarding the mail below: >> >> Sundar and I have initiated contacts with Google on coordinating their >> article contributions. >> >> Google has agreed in principle for the demands below. >> >> We hope we can update all Indian Wikis about the progress in this >> collaboration, say in a month or two. Then it may be a good model for all >> Indian Wikis to follow. So, it may be a good idea for all Indian Wikis to >> wait during this period so Google need not have to do the same consensus >> evolving approach with many wikis. >> >> Thanks, >> >> ravi >> >> >> >> <http://blog.ravidreams.net/> <http://maatru.net/> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Ravi shankar <ravidreams...@yahoo.com> >> *To:* wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> *Sent:* Fri, December 25, 2009 11:30:27 AM >> *Subject:* Coordinating Google translation kit articles >> >> Hi all, >> >> Following the recent Wiki meet in Bangalore, Sundar (Tamil Wikipedian) >> brought to our notice that Google is contributing to various Indian language >> Wikis using Google translation kit and paid translators. In Tamil Wiki, we >> feel a strong need to corordinate / organize this activity andwe hope it is >> the same situation in many Indian language wikis. >> >> So, may I propose that we discuss this in this mailing list and send a >> common notification from Indian language wikis to Google India? To begin >> with I propose the following. Please add to the list. >> >> 1. Google should appoint one coordinator each for every Indian language >> wiki where they contribute articles. This coordinator should be available to >> reach by mail and be adequately responsive (Say, once a week at least). He >> will take feedback from the wiki community and pass it to the paid >> contributors. >> >> 2. If Googe policy allows, they should know us the time frame and scale of >> this operation so we can plan accordingly. >> >> 3. Google should not translate existing articles because they are over >> riding previous contributions. >> >> 4. Each Wiki can submit a list of needed articles and the translators can >> consider giving priority from them. >> >> 5. Each Wiki can draft an essential Manual of Style which the translators >> shall follow. >> >> 6. Based on the responses for above, we shall periodically re-evaluate how >> we can continue to cooperate with Google. >> >> After we finalise the list , some one of us who has links with Google >> India team can take this forward. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ravi >> >> (Tamil Wiki) >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimediaindia-l mailing list >> Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > > -- Regards, Your friend in time, Cherian/Srikanth/R/ Wikipedia on YOUR MIND? Join us on Twitter....
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