From kde-i18n-doc  Fri Mar 05 20:54:53 2010
From: Albert Astals Cid <aacid () kde ! org>
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:54:53 +0000
To: kde-i18n-doc
Subject: Re: Removing "Translators" in l10n.kde.org
Message-Id: <201003052054.53722.aacid () kde ! org>
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A Divendres, 5 de març de 2010, Yuri Chornoivan va escriure:
> написане Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:42:38 +0200, Albert Astals Cid
> 
> <aacid@kde.org>:
> > Hi, i'd like to remove the "Translators" section in
> > http://l10n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=cs (cs as example) pages.
> > 
> > My reasons are:
> >  * Gets old fast
> >  * People fight because they want a Team Coordinator badge
> > 
> > I'd also want to change the "About" section to say something along the
> > lines
> > of "If you want to contribute pleas contact the team mailing list (if it
> > exists) if the team mailing list does not exist or does not answer after
> > some
> > time please subscribe to kde-i18n-doc and ask for guidance"
> > 
> > I'd also like to remove http://l10n.kde.org/register.php since it means
> > nothing, i've seen people register there in hope to help and never get
> > anything done because the "so called coordinators" were long absent.
> > 
> > I agree that originally these sections seemed like a nice idea but i
> > only see
> > them bringing us grief and really not adding anything.
> > 
> > Comments?
> > 
> > Albert
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I generally agree.
> 
> But there is one thing that can leave us without any young blood. Yes, LP.
> 
> As it seems from Timelord reports, Kubuntu won't remove KDE translation
>  from LP or "Help translate this application" from menu. If someone want to
> translate, they either use Google and find LP on first positions or use
> "Help translate this application" item. In both cases LP (except from
> hidden wiki) does not give any hint about upstream.
> 
> Can something like "Please do not translate in LP. It's downstream, your
> translations will not be used in any distribution except Ubuntu-based ones
> and will be silently overwritten if someone change them in KDE repository
> even in Ubuntu-based distributions." be added on the page?

I will try to add something like that wihtout it sounding too aggresive.

> 
> And where can I submit team mailing list address?

send it to me.

> 
> BTW can I update how-to when current changes on docbook autogeneration and
> other translation-related things will be in place?

Of course.

> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Yuri