From kde-i18n-doc Sat Oct 27 09:55:12 2007 From: Gudmund Areskoug Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:55:12 +0000 To: kde-i18n-doc Subject: Survey on usage patterns of CATs and open source software Message-Id: <47230B00.10101 () gmail ! com> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-i18n-doc&m=119347892205688 Hello, I'm passing on this IMO very interesting message that turned up on the Linuxfortranslators list. I believe there are quite a few people on this list who are well suited to make a valuable contribution to the survey and the project behind it. This is not least since I think the "traditional" and commercial translation world has a lot to learn from open source translation processes, including all that implies. It's a chance to make your voice as a translator heard, and for those who want to, a chance to participate and/or contribute to open source tools for translators. I've already done the survey, and I can recommend it. The more translators (and possibly translator-developers) that contribute, the better the results :) And since we're talking open source, the benefits would be mutual. BR, Gudmund The message: --- Hello together, the Linux Solutions Group e.V. (LiSoG) is supporting the initiative Forum Open Language Tools (FOLT) initiating a Translation Open Source Systems (TMOSS) [1]. FOLT has published an excerpt on this topic [2] (currently only in german. English version is in progress). LiSoG is doing an online survey to find out the pattern of use for translation memory software and the acceptance for using open source software in general. The survey is available in German [3] and English [4]. Please step by and check out the survey. It is quite an interessting project and the FOLT guys are really up to pushing the development of an Open Source translation memory system. Just give them input about your needs. [1] - http://www.lisog.org/projekte/supported_projects/folt/pm_folt_071017 [2] - http://www.forum-open-language-tools.de/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=15&Itemid=39 [3] - https://survey.lisog.org/survey_folt/de [4] - https://survey.lisog.org/survey_folt/en -- Sincerely Nico Gulden -- Technical Lead Linux Solutions Group e.V. - LiSoG Fon: +49 711/90715-393 || Fax: +49 711/90715-350 E-Mail: gulden@lisog.org || Jabber: ngulden@pub.uue.org 1024D/5F028B90 9324 E7F8 8D5C 42B1 892A 254A 4F50 35CF 5F02 8B90 http://www.lisog.org Breitscheidstr. 4, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany Branch offices: Stuttgart - Zürich - Vienna