2016-02-14 6:28 GMT-05:00 Laura Vargas <la...@somosazucar.org>: > Thank you for sharing this information regarding the Trip Advisor grant. > > Still, in order to be able to make coherent proposals, it would be nice to > have access to the terms signed for the grant execution. > > Any news about this request?
Unless the Grant itself stipulates an specific term, I see no reason for not sharing this information. > Thank you in advance. > > Blessings > Laura Victoria > > > 2016-02-13 14:15 GMT-05:00 Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org>: > >> +localization mailing list >> On Feb 13, 2016 2:06 PM, "Chris Leonard" <cjlhomeaddr...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I would note that we had interpreted the TripAdvisor scope to include >>> efforts that would have a direct impact on l10n/i18n of Sugar to >>> include such efforts as developing new glibc locales (which are >>> required to be able to implement localization in Sugar). Although I >>> have never actually followed through with the full request and payment >>> cycle, there was a template agreement developed for such work approved >>> by SFC and on occasion, pre-approval from the SLOBs for a specific >>> effort. Aymara and Quechua locales were developed and committed to >>> glibc (prior to TripAdvisor grant), a draft Awajun glibc locale was >>> developed and shared with Sebastian Silva for testing, although I >>> still need to follow through with commit to glib, a glibc locale for >>> Niue (the first nation to actually achieve one laptop per child >>> coverage back in the day), significant changes were made to the >>> Papiamento and Haitian locales, etc. My thinking on the matter is if >>> it is L10n/i18n related and the performance terms can be worked out in >>> advance with SFC and pre-approved by the SLOBs as supporting the >>> SugarLabs mission in a manner that is clearly justifiable to the >>> donor, then it is worth pursuing the discussion. >>> >>> Although I haven't been very active, and I am grateful to tch and >>> Sebastian for stepping up to fill the gap on infrastructure support, I >>> still maintain a desire to assist in advancing L10n / i18n efforts. I >>> still have commit privs to the glibc project and there has been recent >>> talk about porting some unrepresented CLDR locales over to glibc and >>> I've been in touch with the Papiamento team about CLDR locale >>> development (to help then localize LibreOffice). >>> >>> cjl >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 12:09 PM, Nick Doiron <ndoi...@mapmeld.com> >>> wrote: >>> > That's great news. Is this specifically for localizing Sugar OS and >>> the core >>> > activities, or can it be applied more generally to Haitian Creole >>> language >>> > resources for Sugar / Sugarizer ? >>> > >>> > On Feb 13, 2016 8:38 AM, "Walter Bender" <walter.ben...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Haitian was not mentioned specifically in the Trip Advisor grant, but >>> we >>> >> did allocate funds (still unspent AFAIK) for Haitian Creole. Love to >>> invest >>> >> in that effort if you can identify someone to do the work. >>> >> >>> >> regards. >>> >> >>> >> -walter >>> >> >>> >> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 11:21 AM, Nick Doiron <ndoi...@mapmeld.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Walter and SLOBs, >>> >>> >>> >>> In 2013, I was asked to participate in a Haitian Creole translation >>> >>> program with SugarLabs, TripAdvisor, and EducaVision. Predictably, >>> there was >>> >>> a trivial software issue and I never saw this work completed. >>> >>> >>> >>> I did release a Sugar activity which is on "HaitiOS" laptops today, >>> and a >>> >>> static HTML+JS app which you can access here >>> >>> https://github.com/mapmeld/diy-dictionary >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't see Haiti mentioned in your TripAdvisor email. I have >>> friends >>> >>> still working with Sugar in Haiti, so I'm curious, is money still >>> allocated >>> >>> for Haitian Creole? After 3 years, can another Creole translator be >>> >>> selected? Thanks. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Nick Doiron >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 9:35 AM, Walter Bender < >>> walter.ben...@gmail.com> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> I was asked to repost the statement of work from the Trip Advisor >>> grant. >>> >>>> Here it is: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> There are two specific goals for the Tripadvisor grant: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> (1) Broaden the reach of our indigenous language support. Currently >>> we >>> >>>> have language projects in ~150 languages (for example, we cover >>> Aymara, >>> >>>> Quechua, Gurani and other languages of the Andes region). But the >>> problem is >>> >>>> enormous: for example, in Nigeria, there are more than 300 >>> languages spoken. >>> >>>> We only have partial coverage in four of these languages. We need >>> to push >>> >>>> much harder on making Sugar be available in the local language of >>> the >>> >>>> learner; this requires both outreach and coordination that is above >>> and >>> >>>> beyond what we can support strictly through our volunteer efforts. >>> So we are >>> >>>> hoping to establish a seed fund to help with translation efforts: >>> augmenting >>> >>>> the efforts of our volunteers with some professional translation >>> services in >>> >>>> Latin America, Africa, and South Asia. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> (2) Support for a major new outreach initiative we are launching in >>> >>>> October 2013. We are celebrating International Turtle Art Day >>> (Turtle Art is >>> >>>> a programming environment for children that is one of the >>> cornerstone apps >>> >>>> bundled with the Sugar platform.) We are trying to: >>> >>>> * Promote the use of Turtle Art (We have three million users, but >>> would >>> >>>> like to double that number over the next three years); >>> >>>> * Share and promote best practices (We want to ensure that our >>> users are >>> >>>> getting maximum value from their investment of time); >>> >>>> * Celebrate projects for children and teachers (We want to bring >>> >>>> children together to their local venues and connect them globally >>> through a >>> >>>> shared project site to their peers as a way of encouraging them to >>> push >>> >>>> themselves further -- creating a network effect around learning >>> >>>> opportunities). >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Internationalization and localization are on-going efforts for us >>> and >>> >>>> areas we take quite seriously. As we expand to more regions, the >>> need to >>> >>>> develop and sustain local localization teams is paramount to >>> reaching more >>> >>>> children with our learning tools. We would use the Tripadvisor >>> donation as >>> >>>> the initial basis of a fund to help >>> >>>> translation efforts both targeted opportunistically by Sugar Labs >>> and on >>> >>>> demand by our user community, with an emphasis on expanding our >>> reach in >>> >>>> Africa. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Turtle Art Day is scheduled for October 2013. (We already have >>> venues >>> >>>> lined up in the United States, Peru, Colombia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, >>> Uruguay, >>> >>>> Nigeria, India, and Australia). We hope that Turtle Art Day will be >>> an >>> >>>> annual event, celebrated simultaneously in 100s of venues. We are >>> asking >>> >>>> TAMG to be the inaugural event sponsor and to help us establish a >>> framework >>> >>>> by which it can be readily replicated in the coming years. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The internationalization and localization work would be overseen by >>> >>>> Chris Leonard, the Sugar Labs Internationalization Team leader. The >>> >>>> management of the funds would be overseen by the executive >>> director, Walter >>> >>>> Bender, who also happens to be the lead developer of the Turtle Art >>> program. >>> >>>> Sugar Labs will provide Tripadvisor with detailed reports on all >>> spending. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> regards. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -walter >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> Walter Bender >>> >>>> Sugar Labs >>> >>>> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> >>>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> >>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Walter Bender >>> >> Sugar Labs >>> >> http://www.sugarlabs.org >>> >> >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >>> _______________________________________________ >>> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >>> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep >> > > > > -- > Laura V. > I&D SomosAZUCAR.Org > > IRC kaametza > > Happy Learning! > > -- Laura V. 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