[Mageia-dev] Call for translators

Sun Dec 18 10:39:26 CET 2011

Am Sonntag, 18. Dezember 2011, 01:25:58 schrieb andre999:
+> Oliver Burger a écrit :
+> > Hi,
+> > 
+> > these days Damien contacted me about the bootloader translation.
+> > The problem is, we do have quite some languages, that don't have i18n
+> > teams in Mageia.
+> > So there are quite some languages where the bootloader still contains
+> > strings about Mandriva.
+> > 
+> > Now there are two solutions.
+> > Either we do find translators of those languages, who fix those
+> > translations (and while they are on it, join i18n and fix/complete all
+> > other translations as well :D)
+> > or we just delete those translated strings. People in those languages
+> > will then see English strings instead but at least no Mandriva strings
+> > any more.
+> A third option could be that some enthusiastic documenters/translators
+> just change Mandriva to Mageia in all the places where the English has
+> Mageia.  (Where translators for the language in question haven't responded.)
+
+It's maybe doable for most languages but it can hardly be automated. And when 
+coming down to non-latin alphabets it will become hell for those poor souls 
+having to do it.
+
++the enthusiastic translators (doc team has nothing to do with it) have their 
+own work to do...
+
+Oliver
+