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Re: Guidelines for translations

 

Hi Nukul and Sandeep,

Welcome to you and you can start contributing whenever and whatever you
like :)

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 8:23 PM, nukul sehgal <nuse0111@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi friends,
> Count me in too.
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> Nukul Sehgal
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> Jaypee University of Information Technology
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> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:33 PM, Vibhav Pant <vibhavp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Also The Translation Page shows how to translate using .po files , I
>> think this part must be removed since it does not give the contributer any
>> Karma. This might be a HUGE loss if the person is applying for Ubuntu
>> Membership.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Vibhav Pant <vibhavp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Also abbreviations like DVD could be translated to डीoवीoडी , such that
>>> its more comfortable to only-hindi speakers.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:26 PM, Vibhav Pant <vibhavp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I stiil doubt the "|" part , Though I accept it looks big on screen ,
>>>> but it should be used if we want to translate Ubuntu to Hindi. Remember ,
>>>> its not only urban people who will use Ubuntu in Hindi. If Ubuntu is spread
>>>> to rural India many people would not be understand the ".". I shall be
>>>> putting this document on the Wiki page , (Without the "|" part)
>>>> Keep up the great work , though.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:21 PM, Ashutosh Kumar Singh <
>>>> akapribot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Sanchit,
>>>>>
>>>>> We surely will be contributing...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 7:17 PM, satchitb@xxxxxxxxx <
>>>>> satchitb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have made the following document:
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14jM_vGDcBbio7ITwY_Q7JNW15eO5vrzjDWafnjehDns/edit
>>>>>> Anybody can edit it, and I encourage the team to add to it, as my own
>>>>>> time is limited. I think this will be a great job by the community.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 18 February 2012 19:14, Vibhav Pant <vibhavp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you know that another Hindi Translation Team exists which is
>>>>>>> assigned to many other projects? The team is dead ,due to which many other
>>>>>>> translation suggestions are not getting approved. I wonder if anything can
>>>>>>> be done to get in contact with the team.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 6:03 PM, satchitb@xxxxxxxxx <
>>>>>>> satchitb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> One thing I've noticed while translating elementary OS applications
>>>>>>>> is that they keep terms common between all applications. This makes
>>>>>>>> translations very easy, because Launchpad will have fewer suggestions, and
>>>>>>>> new translators can just check a box and move on quickly. In Ubuntu, that's
>>>>>>>> not always true: in some places we find "Preferences", while in others we
>>>>>>>> find "Options". Regardless, we should keep Hindi Ubuntu simple and
>>>>>>>> consistent.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 18 February 2012 17:59, Ashutosh Kumar Singh <
>>>>>>>> akapribot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello my fellow translators,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Last time, Ubuntu's official Hindi translated release was pending
>>>>>>>>> due to 3-4% due translations (PS- statistics can't be accurate but reason
>>>>>>>>> was obvious).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What I am saying is that Let's take our national language, Hindi,
>>>>>>>>> to official release of Ubuntu. Lets make our goal to complete most
>>>>>>>>> translations till October 2012 so that Hindi can be there in Ubuntu 12.10
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Our goal is simple and we've plenty of time (if we start working
>>>>>>>>> at present). Personally speaking, I too stop translating when I reach
>>>>>>>>> translations that are difficult because I don't want to contribute wrong
>>>>>>>>> translations. I believe we face alike problems while translating words at
>>>>>>>>> Launchpad.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also, I am working on a website LinuxAthena.com<http://linuxathena.com/>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> , which can be used to host the wiki, if you're planning to make
>>>>>>>>> it. But, I am with Neeraj, when he said, "What I suggest is first let us
>>>>>>>>> start working on this file and once we reach a consensus then we can save
>>>>>>>>> it off to a "Hindi Translation Guidelines Wiki" which could be used in
>>>>>>>>> future not only for Translating Ubuntu but for every Industrial strength
>>>>>>>>> application worldwide".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> But, I will go with you all. Please share all of your suggestions
>>>>>>>>> so that we can start working quickly on this great venture.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sorry if you got it twice.
>>>>>>>>> Thanks and happy translating!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Gaurav Mishra <
>>>>>>>>> gauravtechie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Guys,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I do exist and do read discussions.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Feel free to ask my help wherever needed.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>> Gaurav Mishra
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> # Blog: http://www.gmishra.com
>>>>>>>>>> # Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmishra
>>>>>>>>>> # LinkedIn:http://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravmishra7
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 3:37 PM, Vibhav Pant <vibhavp@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> There is actually a page at
>>>>>>>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HindiTranslators. You can edit it if
>>>>>>>>>>> you like.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> PS : It seems like Gaurav Mishra (the leader of this team) is
>>>>>>>>>>> inactive. So could you please support my question @
>>>>>>>>>>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-translations/+question/186665suchg that a new leader can be chosen ?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Neeraj Semwal <
>>>>>>>>>>> semwal.neeraj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Satchit,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Great to see your interest and enthusiasm in this work :)
>>>>>>>>>>>> And sure go ahead, make a new document, even I also find the
>>>>>>>>>>>> present document to be a cluttered one but as I said earlier it can be a
>>>>>>>>>>>> good starting point. And yeah I like your suggestion to make a new document
>>>>>>>>>>>> with a section for comments underneath it, let me suggest further that let
>>>>>>>>>>>> us create a document something like PHP documentation(
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.php.net/manual/en/ ), you may be knowing about this
>>>>>>>>>>>> already but if you have a look it, it's a masterpiece of "learning with
>>>>>>>>>>>> collaboration", there below every function or concept there is section for
>>>>>>>>>>>> comments where people discuss, clear their doubts and many times make
>>>>>>>>>>>> valuable contribution to the documentation.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So the point I want to stress here is that the way the
>>>>>>>>>>>> documentation is presented with a facility to discuss any ambiguity in the
>>>>>>>>>>>> comments section can be implemented in the "new document" which we'll make.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Again this is just a suggestion and open to improvement.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Tell me what else you have in your mind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I urge everyone to make suggestions for improvement and
>>>>>>>>>>>> contribute their bit in this development :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>> Neeraj Semwal
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal
>>>>>>>>>>>>                                                        - -
>>>>>>>>>>>> Pablo Picasso
>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal and the Greatest ones
>>>>>>>>>>>> make it Open Source
>>>>>>>>>>>>                                                        - - yeah
>>>>>>>>>>>> yeah its by me :P
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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