Of course. First, forgive my impulsiveness
butthatreallystruckachordwithme. I understand that doing away with
translations altogether might save everyone a lot of hassle.
But when I joined the project in 2007 to translate the software, the
website and the documentation, I felt I was doing something really
useful for a potentially huge community of Spanish-speaking users. Since
then, there have been ups and downs and periods of inactivity, but
anyone who knows me solely through my translation work can imagine the
countless hours I have devoted to this labour of love.
I learnt Git so I could translate; I even broke a couple of things along
the way, but compared to the sheer volume of work, those were just minor
hiccups. In my small niche, which, from my perspective, obviously seems
larger than it actually is, I have drawn on the best of my knowledge of
my mother tongue to produce not merely a translation, but a genuine
Spanish version of the material,
whichisnoeasytaskwhenthesourcecodeissoheavilyinterspersedwithtagsandcommands.
I’m a bit shy about boasting about these results, but it’s perhaps fair
to say that my translation has served as a model on more than one occasion.
So yes, I’m just as proud of my work, even though these days an AI can
do it better and faster than I can, as any of you would be of yours, and
quite rightly so.
Now and always, the community must decide its own future and that of the
project, choosing its path wisely. That is why I will not oppose any
decision that is made, even if all I’m left with is the right to throw a
tantrum.
All the best
El 19/5/26 a las 17:40, Luca Fascione escribió:
Francisco,
Could you articulate why you're saying this, for the record?
L
On Tue, 19 May 2026, 17:30 Francisco Vila, <[email protected]> wrote:
Please no.
El vie, 15 may 2026 a las 8:54, Han-Wen Nienhuys
(<[email protected]>) escribió:
We could consider dropping translations entirely, since we
don't have the
capacity to keep them up to date. They also complicate the
build process by
quite a bit.
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Han-Wen Nienhuys - [email protected] -
http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen
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Francisco Vila. Badajoz (Spain)
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Francisco Vila, Ph.D. - Badajoz (Spain)
