Re: How can I join a translation team ?

[Young Song <Young J Song Sun COM>]

[Changed the subject line to be more general]

First of all, thanks for the responses on this topic.

Clytie Siddall wrote On 04/20/06 00:21,:
> The only reason we're not saying, 'Just dive in and start  
> translating!" is that we don't want you to waste your effort. You  
> could end up spending time translating something that someone else  
> has already done, or partly done.

I would like to avoid this situation, too. I first asked for pointers to
a glossary and any type of translation guidelines that I need to follow
in order to get started.

> One useful guide at this stage is the amount of progress on the  
> status pages for your language. If llittle or no change has occurred  
> there since you said you were willing to translate, then there's  
> probably little risk that your translation time would be wasted. You  
> could probably start translating, and by the time you've finished  
> some files, there would be definite news on your status, and others  
> could review and commit those files for you.
> 
> I'm not entirely sure about the procedure in these cases (which I  
> know our coordinators always follow carefully). Do we have it online  
> anywhere, so people can understand how it works?

Yes, that's what I'd like to know. I see po files that have partial
Korean translations in them. Do I simply make a copy of the file and
return the fully translated file to the coordinator for the file to be
committed? I'm not sure about the process.

> But undoubtedly, our co-ordinators will get back to you soon, with  
> definite information on the status of your team, and what you can  
> most usefully do at this stage.

I'd prefer to wait until communication is established with the
coordinator or the language (i.e. Korean) group before I start putting
time on it.

> NEVER think you're not welcome around here. We value your  
> contribution very much. :)


Thanks for the response.
Young



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