[FM Discuss] Problems in the translations workflow

[Anne Gentle]

Hi again Steve -
Ok, I see what you mean about your multiple requests to work on a manual.
Thanks for sticking with us and asking again. And again. :)

For the manuals I know about, here are some specific tasks you could
undertake:
1) Join in the ClassActs book sprint going on now by asking Adam Holt how
you can help: http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/ClassActs/WebHome
2) Work on the Turtle Art manual at
http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/TurtleArt/WebHome. Specifically, the
screenshots are outdated since there is a new version.

Other maintainers may have other ideas for where their manuals need work, or
which manuals to work on. You asked specifically about GIMP. Go to
http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/Gimp/WebHome to work on the GIMP manual.


Let me know if you need further instruction than that - it's pretty vague
but we do need self-starter writers where we can find them! :)
Thanks,
Anne



On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Steve Lizardi <srgdc at mac.com> wrote:

> It seems that this has happened to me as well. Maybe the no response is
> because they are too busy and my emails go to their spam folder?!?! Anyways
> I wanted to do a manual, but no one emailed me back when I asked. I thought
> I emailed Andy.?
>
> Steve
>
> On Sep 6, 2009, at 8:47 PM, victor rajewski wrote:
>
> About a month ago I asked for a translation to be set up. Nothing
> happened. Last week I asked again. No replies. I know the project I'm
> working with isn't the most important thing in the world, and everyone
> is busy etc etc, but there seems to be a serious process issue here.
> This sort of response (or lack thereof) _will_ turn off potential
> contributors, and is not the way to build a community. Perhaps there
> is only a small number of people with the credentials to create a new
> translation, and they are all busy, well, a short reply to that effect
> would be a good start. Even better would be giving more people the
> power to set these things up, or having a good look at the
> workflow/process that goes on here.
>
> Flossmanuals seems like a worthy project, but I have a document
> (already up on flossmanuals) and a ready-to-go translation that I need
> to start directing people to. Waiting over a month for that to happen
> seems a bit of a stretch, so for the time being I'm investigating
> other places to put this manual (wikibooks perhaps)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Victor Rajewski
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: victor rajewski <vik at engagemedia.org>
> Date: Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:51 PM
> Subject: translation of plumi
> To: Discuss at lists.flossmanuals.net
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>
> Hi,
>
> I send this message a few weeks ago asking for someone to set up an
> Indonesian translation spot for the Plumi manual. I haven't heard back
> from anyone.
>
> What is the process for getting a translation set up, and might it be
> time to re-think that process given that I've seen other translation
> requests ignored? Not a great way to build a base of contributors.
>
> ciao
>
> vik
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: victor rajewski <vik at engagemedia.org>
> Date: Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 9:58 AM
> Subject: translation
> To: Discuss at lists.flossmanuals.net
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I want to set up an Indonesian translation of the Plumi manual (not
> much there yet, but what is there has already been translated!) Can
> someone please create Plumi_id in translate.flossmanuals?
>
> Cheers,
>
> vik
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