Re: Inquiry: Full Chinese translation of LilyPond docs (AI-assisted)

On 2026-05-12 19:10, Dan Eble wrote:
> On 2026-05-12 09:17, Kunpeng He via Discussions on LilyPond development 
> wrote:
> 
>> As an amateur music lover, I cannot guarantee the overall quality of 
>> the translation.
> 
> I am not a lawyer, I don't set policy around here, and I understand that 
> none of us really guarantees anything; however, I don't think it's 
> reasonable to accept content from a submitter unless he is willing to 
> put his own reputation on the line for it.
> 
> If in your own eyes you are not competent to judge the quality of the 
> work, and if there is no mentor to guide you and "co-sign," it would be 
> best if you did not submit it.
> 
> Nobody needs another hel-arabic.ly.
> 
> Having said that, I do think that machine translations could help a lot 
> of people as a separate project with clearly presented goals and caveats.
Someone thought my reply was rude.  I'm sorry if it stirred you in ways 
that I didn't intend.

I see a tsunami of poorly reviewed AI slop rising up into open-source 
software.  Guard your good name, friends.
-- 
Dan