[FM Discuss] Problems in the translations workflow

[Jay Maechtlen]

I see cross-responses here.

As I understand it, there were requests to set up a translation project.
They weren't looking for 'something to work on', they wanted to get 
translation started on a particular manual for a particular language.

Once that translation is set up, it's up to those interested to start 
doing the translation work. It is (or should be) self documenting that 
the translation is available for work,.once it is set up.

Or am I totally our in the weeds?

Regards
Jay

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
>
>
> 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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