Re: [Ubuntu-be] Just a few questions.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Stani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 3. About myself, I would like to participate general in package
> Packages should definitely be in English.
>
> It is good before developing your application to study gettext so your
> application can easily be translated. Without giving too much details, the
> process is not that difficult. Every string which should be translated,
> should be surrounded by the _() function, for example _('translate me').
> Afterwards I advise you to use a program such as poedit (sudo apt-get
> install poedit), which will extract all strings automatically for
> translation and allow you to translate your program in any language you
> want. The exact details are dependent of your programming language and out
> of scope for this mailing list. Probably you better.
If I understood correctly, Tim wants to help packaging existing
software. As far as I know debian package descriptions etc. should be
in English and there is no gettext there...
> Take a look at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted
>
> MOTU (Masters of the Universe) is the team of which you can become a member
> after some hard training, which packages all not officially supported
> packages. MOTU's are friendly people and you can ask for help in
> #ubuntu-motu on IRC with Pidgin. There was just an Ubuntu Developers Week of
> which the logs will be very useful to you:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek
I know what MOTU are. The link I posted describes what you should do
if you want to help out with packaging for ubuntu, which is what I
think that Tim wants to do.
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Re: [Ubuntu-be] Just a few questions.
Wouter Horré wrote:
> development. So the packages I write, is it best to do i English (so
> the whole ubuntu community could use it) or to make it in
> Dutch/French?
English - that way everyone can translate the package to their favourite
language.
> 3. About myself, I would like to participate general in package
Packages should definitely be in English.
It is good before developing your application to study gettext so your
application can easily be translated. Without giving too much details,
the process is not that difficult. Every string which should be
translated, should be surrounded by the _() function, for example
_('translate me'). Afterwards I advise you to use a program such as
poedit (sudo apt-get install poedit), which will extract all strings
automatically for translation and allow you to translate your program in
any language you want. The exact details are dependent of your
programming language and out of scope for this mailing list. Probably
you better.
> 4. Is there somewhere a list of package requests?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=needs-packaging
If you want your program to be packaged there, file a "needs-packaging"
bug against ubuntu on launchpad.
I don't know - someone else should answer this.
Take a look at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted
MOTU (Masters of the Universe) is the team of which you can become a
member after some hard training, which packages all not officially
supported packages. MOTU's are friendly people and you can ask for help
in #ubuntu-motu on IRC with Pidgin. There was just an Ubuntu Developers
Week of which the logs will be very useful to you:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDeveloperWeek
The best approach is to package your programs for Debian and afterwards
they can get easily synced for Ubuntu.
I advise you to participate in the 5 bugs a day project as a good
starting point:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/5-A-Day
Good luck,
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Re: [Ubuntu-be] Just a few questions.
Hi,
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 8:50 AM, Tom Van Braeckel
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Op dinsdag 26-02-2008 om 08:40 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Tim Thaens:
> > 2. What is the main activity of this mailing-list? Bugreport,
> > bugfixes, core development, package development, support, translation
> > or general ubuntu talk?
>
> General Ubuntu talk, user support, discussing, planning and organising
> of events,... You might find more info at http://ubuntu-be.org/
user support: not really. For that we redirect to ubuntu-{nl,fr,de}.
The main purpose is coordination of the ubuntu-be activities.
> > 3. About myself, I would like to participate general in package
> > development. So the packages I write, is it best to do i English (so
> > the whole ubuntu community could use it) or to make it in
> > Dutch/French?
>
> English - that way everyone can translate the package to their favourite
> language.
Packages should definitely be in English.
> > 4. Is there somewhere a list of package requests?
>
> I don't know - someone else should answer this.
Take a look at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MOTU/GettingStarted
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Re: [Ubuntu-be] Just a few questions.
Op dinsdag 26-02-2008 om 08:40 uur [tijdzone +0100], schreef Tim Thaens: > Hi all, > > I'm kind of new to this mailing-list (since yesterday), and I have > some questions about this mailing-list: > 1. I always get a digest mail with several topics in it. Is it > posible to get every message seperatly? Through mail, or to browsing > to a URL. Yes. You can edit your mailingslist options by browsing to: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be filling in your email in the bottom text field (next to the "unsubscribe or edit options" button) and then your password on the next page. I think you should put "Digest" to "Off" in the options - look around. > 2. What is the main activity of this mailing-list? Bugreport, > bugfixes, core development, package development, support, translation > or general ubuntu talk? General Ubuntu talk, user support, discussing, planning and organising of events,... You might find more info at http://ubuntu-be.org/ > 3. About myself, I would like to participate general in package > development. So the packages I write, is it best to do i English (so > the whole ubuntu community could use it) or to make it in > Dutch/French? English - that way everyone can translate the package to their favourite language. > 4. Is there somewhere a list of package requests? I don't know - someone else should answer this. > > -- > Thaens Tim -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
[Ubuntu-be] Just a few questions.
Hi all, I'm kind of new to this mailing-list (since yesterday), and I have some questions about this mailing-list: 1. I always get a digest mail with several topics in it. Is it posible to get every message seperatly? Through mail, or to browsing to a URL. 2. What is the main activity of this mailing-list? Bugreport, bugfixes, core development, package development, support, translation or general ubuntu talk? 3. About myself, I would like to participate general in package development. So the packages I write, is it best to do i English (so the whole ubuntu community could use it) or to make it in Dutch/French? 4. Is there somewhere a list of package requests? -- Thaens Tim -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be
