On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:10 PM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On Apr 9, 2013 7:05 PM, "Rob Weir" <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:00 PM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > On Apr 9, 2013 6:47 PM, "Rob Weir" <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > We talked previously about putting out an update notification for > OOo > > > > 3.3.0 > > > > > users, to make sure they are aware of AOO 3.4.1, and that if their > > > > language > > > > > is not yet translated, let them know how they can help. > > > > > > > > > > My proposed landing page is here: > > > > > http://www.openoffice.org/projects/untranslated.html > > > > > > > > > > Since we don't have a lot of time remaining for translation, I > > focused on > > > > > the languages that are more than 90% complete. > > > > > > > > > > Let me know if there are any needed changes to that page. > > > > I like the page, but would it be possible to have link or something > to > > a > > > > full list of languages, and maybe sort the list. > > > > > > > > > > > I link to Pootle in the last paragraph, and the user can then sort it > > > however they want. Note that points to the 3.4 project in Pootle. I > > don't > > > see anything for 4.0. > > > > > > > > > > you miss danish and german at least, remember we have new texts for > 4.0 > > so > > > > no language is 100%. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, but that will be a different communication via the L10n list, for > > > languages where we already have translators. My main focus here is to > > > reach out via new means to those who, we have not been successful > > reaching > > > in other ways. We'll need to try a few things, mailing list, blog > post, > > > etc. > > > > hmmm as far as I know there are no danish translators, our long delay > with > > 3.4.1 costed motivation. > > > > > Regardless, this page is for languages not supported in AOO 3.4.1. Thus > the opening paragraph mentioning that they are running an older version of > OpenOffice.org. We'll reach out to translators for Danish and other > languages already supported via other means. It will be far easier to > motivate existing translators familiar with the process than to onboard > someone who has never done this kind of thing before. So it does not make > sense to recruit for Danish via a universal appeal, at least not initially. > > -Rob > > > > > rgds > > jan i. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > -Rob > > > > > > > > > > > > > rgds > > > > jan i > > > > > > > > > > Otherwise, I'd work with Oliver to get a link to this page sent to > > > > clients > > > > > via an update notification, for OOo 3.3.0 users who are using one > of > > the > > > > > highlighted languages. > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > -Rob > > > > > > >
