Where can I read more about ApacheCon EU or NA ? I cannot quite follow you here (mainly due to terms), is this about getting sponsor money to AOO ?
It should be easy to get somebody from EU and others, I could call on the NLC to help QA and general testing. jan. On 24 October 2012 21:53, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12-10-24, at 14:35 , jan iversen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > May I politely ask if there are other comments or more importantly > > objections ? > > Press on. And expect to be patient: this is a volunteer effort. I 'd also, if I were you, see about highlighting this effort at ApacheCon EU > or NA (next year). If you cannot personally make the EU event, you can ask > a surrogate, perhaps. But the issue is indeed very important, at least as I > see it. For it leads to expanding the AOO contributor base, being that > localization efforts are among the most interesting to a range of > audiences, who rightly see a localized AOO as much easier to work with than > one in English. > > > > > If not I will continue with the process and keep you posted, please > > remember comments are also welcome as the new workflow takes shape. > > Please! also, don't hesitate to use other channels, such as Facebook, our > wikis, etc. > > best > louis > > > > > Jan I. > > > > > > On 24 October 2012 20:18, jan iversen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Thanks for your kind words. > >> > >> see below please: > >> > >> > >> On 24 October 2012 19:49, Louis Suárez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Jan, > >>> > >>> On 12-10-16, at 12:22 , jan iversen <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Finally I have finished describing the current process, and also > >>> combining > >>>> all the notes on open issues I could find. > >>>> > >>> Thanks. A lot of work. Last it was dealt with was probably (prior to > >>> Apache's advent) back in…. I hate to say, "last century." > >>> > >>>> Please have a look at: > >>>> http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/File:L10proc.pdf > >>> Indeed. > >>> > >>>> > >>>> and > >>>> http://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Localization_AOO > >>>> > >>>> I hope we can have a discussion on the "open issues", and then I will > >>> make > >>>> a design document for a changed workflow. > >>>> > >>>> I look forward to hear your opinion, either through wiki or mail. > These > >>>> comments will be worked into the document. > >>>> > >>>> have a nice day. > >>>> jan I > >>> > >>> I'll go over it. Usually, as others no doubt will mention, my > impression > >>> is that a big issue has always been qualifying the outcome, > incorporating > >>> input, and normalizing it, so that what happens in, say, January, can > be > >>> expected to continue on into the future. > >>> > >> It was a big job, first describing the current process and run it > several > >> times to make sure I understood it, and then think about how to do more > >> robust and future oriented. I have had a helping hand from my > professional > >> background where I used to manage project with these kind of > problemsets. > >> > >> I would appreciate any input, this is a floating process, > >> development/discussion. > >> > >> > >>> > >>> A sidle point has perhaps also do with working with the LibreOffice > >>> team—and others working using similar strings, e.g., those nice people > at > >>> that Mozilla project, among others. Under the Sun regime, licensing > issues > >>> foreclosed that option. I'd hate to think we are still hobbled by > political > >>> considerations and that these undercut the terrific enterprise of > people > >>> like you. > >>> > >> I am very open minded to that respect, but honestly I have no idea what > >> the apache policy is. > >> > >>> > >>> Thanks > >>> Louis > >> > >> > >> > >
