Rosetta web based translation tool

[Clytie Siddall <clytie riverland net au>]

Drat these lists that default to sender: now sent to the list. Sorry, 
Jaap.

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> On 17/05/2005, at 6:26 AM, Jaap Haitsma wrote:
>
> > You probably heard about this but I couldn't find anything in the 
> > mailing list archives.
> >
> > Anyway Rosetta [1][2] is a web based translation tool for linux apps. 
> > This makes it very easy for people to contribute to translations. If 
> > you read [2] you even see that they will support glossaries to make 
> > terms like File, Edit etc. consistent across applications.
> >
> > It seems to me a very good idea if GNOME would start to do it's 
> > translations via rosetta because the hurdle to contribute for people 
> > is really low.
>
> Jaap, I've spent some time working on both Rosetta (Ubuntu) and Pootle 
> (the translate project at Sourceforge).
>
> I would recommend Pootle very strongly over Rosetta, because:
>
> 1. Its developers are very responsive to user needs, and are 
> continually improving it
> 2. It is already a very useful online translation tool.
> 3. I believe it is much more effective and adaptable than Rosetta
> 4. It is OSS, free software: Rosetta is not
> 5. the Pootle community is very enthusiastic and welcoming.
> 6. They will have glossary support, CVS/SVN dynamic currency, 
> user-modifiable interface etc.
>
> On the surface they are both online translation tools, but below the 
> surface, there are several very important differences.
>
> I've used Pootle, now, to do several types of translation, and the 
> developers have gone out of their way on every occasion to help me 
> out, implement new features I wanted, and encourage my projects.
>
> I'd recommend Pootle to anyone looking at an online translation tool. 
> It really does share the load, and make collaborative translation not 
> only possible, but effective.
>
> from Clytie (vi-VN, team/nhÃm Gnome-vi)
>
> Clytie Siddall--Renmark, in the Riverland of South Australia
>
> á thÃnh phá Renmark, tái mián sÃng cáa Nam Ãc