Re: About translations

Funda Wang <[email protected]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:46:16 +0800
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As I said weeks ago, Mandriva the distro is not what we knew. It now only
provides what the company wants, not what the community and the users want.

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> 2011/8/25 xalba <xalba-w3XhcDFa1aEeIZ0/[email protected]>:
>> I'm very disappointed too.
>> I'm a long time Mandriva (Mandrake) translator and this last release
cycle is
>> the most bizar I have known.
>>
>> Sent two emails to the mailing list on june 30, no reply. Sent another
email
>> on July 28 (subject: Waiting) and had reply asking for more info. I sent
it
>> but I'm still waiting.
>>
>> I think Transifex is a wonderful tool but in my case is causing more
troubles
>> than solutions, I could had worked better this time only with svn but as
they
>> are not synchronised I was afraid of simply wasting my time.
>>
>> It is a pity, I wanted to contribute but I haven't been able to.
>>
>> Az, 2011eko Aburen 24a, 23:01:26-tan Z=C3=A9-(e)k idatzi zuen:
>>> 2011/8/24 Sergio Rafael Lemke <[email protected]>:
>>> > I totally agree with statistic in transifex, especially if the
>>> > http://mdk.jack.kiev.ua/stats/gui/trunk/team/et/ is not being synced
>>> > anymore.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > bedi
>>> >
>>> > Em Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:41:19 -0300, Marek Laane <[email protected]>
escreveu:
>>> >> First and most important: I'm really pissed of about translation
>>> >> management
>>> >> (or, rather mis/nonmanagement) in this development cycle and
seriously
>>> >> contemplating to make, after 10 years, Mandriva history for me.
>>> >>
>>> >> More specifically. Up to today I lived in blessed knowledge that
>>> >> Estonian translation is totally OK as the only statistics I know of =
(
>>> >> http://mdk.jack.kiev.ua/stats/gui/trunk/team/et/) showed translation
at
>>> >> 100%. Yes, I did know Transifex is in equation, too, but sadly there
is
>>> >> no statistics, even not the ML 2011 project which could be used as
>>> >> reference point, and besides I had perception SVN and Transifex are
>>> >> synchronized, so I
>>> >> didn't think Transifex can have updated or new strings which are not
>>> >> reflected in mentioned statistics page. So, if I saw today,
>>> >> mandriva-kde-translation has some new strings, I did go to Transifex
(it
>>> >> is
>>> >> recommended now, not directly committing in SVN, AFAIK). For some
>>> >> peculiar reason I decided to see other files, too, and was really
>>> >> shocked to see many
>>> >> new/updated strings. Nothing about them in mentioned statistics page=
,
>>> >> and even more, nobody mentioned about them to the translators, e.g.
in
>>> >> cooker-i18n list. Of course, I updated all of them and can now just
>>> >> hope they make it in ML 2011... But what I really cannot understand,
is
>>> >> why nobody at Mandriva seems to care about translations anymore... I=
t
>>> >> was bad for last release but now I've feeling translators and
>>> >> translations are absolutely abandoned...
>>>
>>> Yes that seams to be the case, i have complained severall times ti the
>>> guy in charge (at least i thinked it was) and didnt even got any
>>> answer.
>>>
>>> From that point i simply abandoned mandriva portugeuse translation, im
>>> not gg to particape in a project when im simply ignored.
>>>
>>> >> Marek Laane
>>> >> Estonian translator
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Usando o revolucion=C3=A1rio cliente de e-mail do Opera:
>>> > http://www.opera.com/mail/
>>
>
> I'll probably quit Mandriva as well, before or after 2011 released.
>
> There is a bug that ibus-* modules are not included in LiveDVD, which
> will cause users need input methods unable to input their local
> language characters, e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean. And Since
> Mandriva now does not provide any package list in mirror directory, I
> have to download each ISO to find that if these packages are included.
> This bug was fixed in RC1 DVD, but Mandriva removed these packages
> from DVD in RC2, without mentioning it in any announcement, blogpost,
> mailing list, errata, release note. After I reopened the bug and post
> in cooker list, someone finally answered that ibus-* modules caused
> hangs up during build ISO.
>
> The problem is, current Mandriva only respond passively, or not
> respond at all. They made changes but not notify users and
> contributers until we have to find out that something is changed,
> added, or removed, quietly. Then we have to ask why/what/when it's
> been done, sometimes you get answers, sometimes you don't.
>
> Before Mandriva 2010.1 and earlier, for each development release, it
> will be announced in cooker-i18n list. If any new strings added in
> svn, or be fuzzy-ed, it will also be posted here. For every ISO that
> released, there were list files that list lang & packages included in
> DVD/LiveCD.
>
> Through contribution I want to improve a distribution that cares about
> its community, but does Mandriva really care?
>

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As I said weeks ago, Mandriva the distro is not what we knew. It now only p=
rovides what the company wants, not what the community and the users want.<=
br><br>=E5=9C=A8 2011=E5=B9=B48=E6=9C=8825=E6=97=A5=E6=98=9F=E6=9C=9F=E5=9B=
=9B=EF=BC=8CYou-Cheng Hsieh &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">yo=
[email protected]</a>&gt; =E5=86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A<br>
&gt; 2011/8/25 xalba &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:xalba-w3XhcDFa1aEeIZ0/[email protected]">xalba@euska=
lnet.net</a>&gt;:<br>&gt;&gt; I&#39;m very disappointed too.<br>&gt;&gt; I&=
#39;m a long time Mandriva (Mandrake) translator and this last release cycl=
e is<br>
&gt;&gt; the most bizar I have known.<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Sent two emai=
ls to the mailing list on june 30, no reply. Sent another email<br>&gt;&gt;=
 on July 28 (subject: Waiting) and had reply asking for more info. I sent i=
t<br>
&gt;&gt; but I&#39;m still waiting.<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; I think Transif=
ex is a wonderful tool but in my case is causing more troubles<br>&gt;&gt; =
than solutions, I could had worked better this time only with svn but as th=
ey<br>
&gt;&gt; are not synchronised I was afraid of simply wasting my time.<br>&g=
t;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; It is a pity, I wanted to contribute but I haven&#39;t b=
een able to.<br>&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt; Az, 2011eko Aburen 24a, 23:01:26-tan Z=
=C3=A9-(e)k idatzi zuen:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; 2011/8/24 Sergio Rafael Lemke &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sergio@man=
driva.com.br">[email protected]</a>&gt;:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; I totall=
y agree with statistic in transifex, especially if the<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;=
 <a href=3D"http://mdk.jack.kiev.ua/stats/gui/trunk/team/et/">http://mdk.ja=
ck.kiev.ua/stats/gui/trunk/team/et/</a> is not being synced<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; anymore.<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; --<br>=
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; bedi<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Em Wed, 24=
 Aug 2011 13:41:19 -0300, Marek Laane &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">=
[email protected]</a>&gt; escreveu:<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; First and most important: I&#39;m really pissed of ab=
out translation<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; management<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt=
; (or, rather mis/nonmanagement) in this development cycle and seriously<br=
>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; contemplating to make, after 10 years, Mandriva histo=
ry for me.<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; More specifica=
lly. Up to today I lived in blessed knowledge that<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;=
 Estonian translation is totally OK as the only statistics I know of (<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; <a href=3D"http://mdk.jack.kiev.ua/stats/gui/trunk/te=
am/et/">http://mdk.jack.kiev.ua/stats/gui/trunk/team/et/</a>) showed transl=
ation at<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; 100%. Yes, I did know Transifex is in equ=
ation, too, but sadly there is<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; no statistics, even not the ML 2011 project which cou=
ld be used as<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; reference point, and besides I had p=
erception SVN and Transifex are<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; synchronized, so I=
<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; didn&#39;t think Transifex can have updated or new st=
rings which are not<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; reflected in mentioned statist=
ics page. So, if I saw today,<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; mandriva-kde-transla=
tion has some new strings, I did go to Transifex (it<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; is<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; recommended now, not dire=
ctly committing in SVN, AFAIK). For some<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; peculiar =
reason I decided to see other files, too, and was really<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &g=
t;&gt; shocked to see many<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; new/updated strings. Nothing about them in mentioned =
statistics page,<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; and even more, nobody mentioned a=
bout them to the translators, e.g. in<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; cooker-i18n =
list. Of course, I updated all of them and can now just<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; hope they make it in ML 2011... But what I really can=
not understand, is<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; why nobody at Mandriva seems to=
 care about translations anymore... It<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; was bad for=
 last release but now I&#39;ve feeling translators and<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; translations are absolutely abandoned...<br>&gt;&gt;&=
gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; Yes that seams to be the case, i have complained severa=
ll times ti the<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; guy in charge (at least i thinked it was) a=
nd didnt even got any<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; answer.<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; From that point i simp=
ly abandoned mandriva portugeuse translation, im<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; not gg to =
particape in a project when im simply ignored.<br>&gt;&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&=
gt; &gt;&gt; Marek Laane<br>
&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;&gt; Estonian translator<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt;<br>&gt;&gt;&=
gt; &gt; --<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; Usando o revolucion=C3=A1rio cliente de e-=
mail do Opera:<br>&gt;&gt;&gt; &gt; <a href=3D"http://www.opera.com/mail/">=
http://www.opera.com/mail/</a><br>
&gt;&gt;<br>&gt;<br>&gt; I&#39;ll probably quit Mandriva as well, before or=
 after 2011 released.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; There is a bug that ibus-* modules ar=
e not included in LiveDVD, which<br>&gt; will cause users need input method=
s unable to input their local<br>
&gt; language characters, e.g. Chinese, Japanese, Korean. And Since<br>&gt;=
 Mandriva now does not provide any package list in mirror directory, I<br>&=
gt; have to download each ISO to find that if these packages are included.<=
br>
&gt; This bug was fixed in RC1 DVD, but Mandriva removed these packages<br>=
&gt; from DVD in RC2, without mentioning it in any announcement, blogpost,<=
br>&gt; mailing list, errata, release note. After I reopened the bug and po=
st<br>
&gt; in cooker list, someone finally answered that ibus-* modules caused<br=
>&gt; hangs up during build ISO.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; The problem is, current Ma=
ndriva only respond passively, or not<br>&gt; respond at all. They made cha=
nges but not notify users and<br>
&gt; contributers until we have to find out that something is changed,<br>&=
gt; added, or removed, quietly. Then we have to ask why/what/when it&#39;s<=
br>&gt; been done, sometimes you get answers, sometimes you don&#39;t.<br>
&gt;<br>&gt; Before Mandriva 2010.1 and earlier, for each development relea=
se, it<br>&gt; will be announced in cooker-i18n list. If any new strings ad=
ded in<br>&gt; svn, or be fuzzy-ed, it will also be posted here. For every =
ISO that<br>
&gt; released, there were list files that list lang &amp; packages included=
 in<br>&gt; DVD/LiveCD.<br>&gt;<br>&gt; Through contribution I want to impr=
ove a distribution that cares about<br>&gt; its community, but does Mandriv=
a really care?<br>
&gt;

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