[Qgis-tr] linguist vs. transifex in GUI translation

[Kari Salovaara]

Read all notes to get my final conclusions, please.

On 04/17/2014 03:35 PM, Werner Macho wrote:
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> Hi!
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> I currently thought about the idea of letting the translation files
> stay in transifex (even the ones not being translated on transifex)
> just to let people know that they can join a team.
I think think there is already information and attractions on web pages 
how to help translation work, this trick wouldn't help much.
> What do the Language Coordinators think about that?
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> But for that I would need the coordinators help. If you assign to your
> language on transifex and I make you the language coordinator you will
> be notified of possible new volunteers and it would be also possible
> to contact them on transifex and probably convince them to use
> github/linguist.
I think people will argue that it's so much easier to translate with 
transifex ... And if you don't agree with them they will get angry and 
forget all ideas of helping !
If people are ready to translate or manage the translation up2date, they 
think that they are specialists and thus want to do in their own way, 
and the idea comes from transifex.
> I can completely understand if the coordinators don't want to have a
> new account somewhere and don't want to force you to do so but I think
> it would be an idea to increase the amount of people working on a
> language.
I'd like to help You but, is it easy to You attract people in foreign 
countries to start translate ? I noticeed that when work with transifex 
for web pages started there was people doing some translations, then 
that work declined. And I know it'll be hard to get those people back to 
work. Tears.

> The way with transifex might also help me in getting more overview in
> what language is actively maintained and where we would need more
> people to help.
>
> transifex testphase is opened already.
> For already existing languages I will give coordinator access to all
> coordinators I know to give you the freedom of accepting new
> translators and contacting them to let them know how your language
> team is dealing with the translation.
>
> Thanks a lot to all of you for your help!
>
> kind regards
> Werner
If this, Werners suggestion of workflow, will come then I've no other 
ways than just to accept.
The only thing I know is that after first new volunteer translator I get 
rid of my exiting job. ;)
I don't want to quarrel which is better and which is right or wrong.

So I accept anything.

Best reagrds,
Kari

PS. Werner have You updated master again? Just to get some work for 
Eastern. ;)


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Kari Salovaara
Hanko, Finland

"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart." ~Elizabeth Andrew