[FM Discuss] Problems in the translations workflow

[Edward Cherlin]

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 6:13 AM, Anne Gentle
<annegentle at justwriteclick.com> wrote:
> 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. :)

+1

> 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 screenshots are outdated since there is a new version.

It gets updated at least once a month with new tiles and palettes.

> 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
>>
>>
>> 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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