Re: debian-faq languages

sebul <[email protected]> Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:20:01 +0900
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Hello. i have a question.
How can compute translation ratio?
Is there a formular?

2025=EB=85=84 12=EC=9B=94 21=EC=9D=BC (=EC=9D=BC) 05:02, Holger Wansing <hw=
[email protected]>=EB=8B=98=EC=9D=B4 =EC=9E=91=EC=84=B1:

> Hi,
>
> Joost van Baal-Ili=C4=87 <[email protected]> wrote (Sat, 20 Dec 2025
> 19:29:57 +0100):
> > Because there is this hardcoded list:
> >
> > <define-tag inddpvcs-debian-faq>
> >   <inddpvcs name=3D"debian-faq"
> >             naming=3D"locale"
> >             langs=3D"en de fr it ja nl pt ru zh-cn"
> >             formats=3D"html txt pdf"
> >             srctype=3D"XML"
> >             vcstype=3D"ddp"
> >             />
> > </define-tag>
> >
> >
> > in [email protected]:webmaster-team/webwml.git
> > webwml/english/doc/user-manuals.defs git
> >
> > That should get updated, e.g. by filing a bug to the www.debian.org
> pseudo package.
>
> I think the rule here is, that languages are only published on the
> debian.org
> webpage, when it is translated/is up-to-date at least to some minimum
> percent
> value (don't know the exact value, maybe 50% ?).
>
> So, languages that get outdated, because no translator is active for that
> language,
> are getting disabled after some time.
> Or they never get activated, if a translation did never reach a reasonabl=
e
> translation ratio...
>
> That's common for many translated documents.
>
> Thus, simply activating all available languages is not the way to go!
>
>
> Holger
>
>
> --
> Holger Wansing <[email protected]>
> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508  3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
>

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<div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">Hello. i have a question.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto">How can compute translation ratio?</div><div dir=3D"auto">Is ther=
e a formular?</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir=
=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">2025=EB=85=84 12=EC=9B=94 2=
1=EC=9D=BC (=EC=9D=BC) 05:02, Holger Wansing &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:hwansing=
@mailbox.org">[email protected]</a>&gt;=EB=8B=98=EC=9D=B4 =EC=9E=91=EC=
=84=B1:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi,<br>
<br>
Joost van Baal-Ili=C4=87 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targ=
et=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote (Sat,=
 20 Dec 2025 19:29:57 +0100):<br>
&gt; Because there is this hardcoded list:<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; &lt;define-tag inddpvcs-debian-faq&gt;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0&lt;inddpvcs name=3D&quot;debian-faq&quot;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0naming=3D&quot;locale&q=
uot;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0langs=3D&quot;en de fr =
it ja nl pt ru zh-cn&quot;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0formats=3D&quot;html tx=
t pdf&quot;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0srctype=3D&quot;XML&quo=
t;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0vcstype=3D&quot;ddp&quo=
t;<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0/&gt;<br>
&gt; &lt;/define-tag&gt;<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; in [email protected]:webmaster-team/webwml.git<br>
&gt; webwml/english/doc/user-manuals.defs git<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; That should get updated, e.g. by filing a bug to the <a href=3D"http:/=
/www.debian.org" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">www.debian=
.org</a> pseudo package.<br>
<br>
I think the rule here is, that languages are only published on the <a href=
=3D"http://debian.org" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">debi=
an.org</a><br>
webpage, when it is translated/is up-to-date at least to some minimum perce=
nt<br>
value (don&#39;t know the exact value, maybe 50% ?).<br>
<br>
So, languages that get outdated, because no translator is active for that l=
anguage,<br>
are getting disabled after some time.<br>
Or they never get activated, if a translation did never reach a reasonable<=
br>
translation ratio...<br>
<br>
That&#39;s common for many translated documents.<br>
<br>
Thus, simply activating all available languages is not the way to go!<br>
<br>
<br>
Holger <br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Holger Wansing &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank=
" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508=C2=A0 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076<br=
>
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