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#fedora-flock-chelmonski: Localization (G11n) - Speaker: Noriko Mizumoto (noriko)
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Meeting started by jflory7 at 08:02:44 UTC. The full logs are available
at
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Meeting summary
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* Introduction  (jflory7, 08:02:55)

* Getting Fedora  (jflory7, 08:05:54)
  * getfedora.org is translated in countless languages, such as Czech,
    French, Albanian, Polish, and many more  (jflory7, 08:06:16)
  * Explains the technology Fedora is providing to the users - every
    application needs internationalization  (jflory7, 08:06:43)
  * noriko is from the I18n team and hopes to introduce the process
    (jflory7, 08:07:08)

* Thinking about Internationalization  (jflory7, 08:07:21)
  * Make I18n toolkit compatible (gettext, logging tools, etc.)
    (jflory7, 08:07:35)
  * Write in English  (jflory7, 08:08:01)
  * Add plural form (nplurals=2, plural=(n != 1); etc.)  (jflory7,
    08:08:48)
  * Use numbering substitutions for multiple use  (jflory7, 08:09:18)
  * Design grammar-conscious output  (jflory7, 08:10:34)

* Tips for I18n  (jflory7, 08:11:42)
  * === Globalization audit of Fedora Atomic ===  (jflory7, 08:11:57)
  * Tuesday, August 2, 16:30 - 17:20 by Pravin Satpute (pravins)
    (jflory7, 08:12:13)

* What are we localizing?  (jflory7, 08:12:29)
  * Installer (anaconda), login screen (gdm and gnome-shell), setup
    screen (gnome-initial-setup)*, documentation, and plenty more
    (jflory7, 08:15:10)
  * The above shows that many contributors are working upstream in other
    projects like GNOME or Mozilla which also impact and affect user
    experience  (jflory7, 08:15:11)
  * Q: "Why is the word 'Fedora' translated as a brand name?"  (jflory7,
    08:15:37)

* Development Cycle  (jflory7, 08:16:52)
  * 875 translators registered !  (jibecfed, 08:20:18)
  * Translation schedule detailed on the wiki, has a QA test period and
    also works with upstream project schedules, like the Linux kernel,
    glibc, GNOME, KDE Plasma, LibreOffice, Python, etc.  (jflory7,
    08:21:09)
  * Which version of the software is coming in the next version of
    Fedora? Offers a target version to focus on for the upcoming release
    (jflory7, 08:21:09)

* Localization Project  (jflory7, 08:21:09)
  * Translators group for Fedora packages  (jflory7, 08:21:09)
  * 81 languages team  (jflory7, 08:21:09)
  * 875 officially registered translators, although not all are active,
    they come at different times  (jflory7, 08:21:10)
  * LINK: http://fedora.zanata.org   (jflory7, 08:21:10)
  * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10n   (jflory7, 08:21:10)
  * Bi-weekly meeting @ #fedora-g11n  (jflory7, 08:21:10)

* How to join the Localization team  (jflory7, 08:21:32)
  * maybe more, 875 is the number of registered users and trans
    (jibecfed, 08:21:51)
  * (1) Create Fedora Account @ FAS  (jflory7, 08:21:51)
  * (2) Introducing yourself (sections 1-3 are sufficient but 2.3,
    introducing yourself, is the most important part with communicating
    with other translators and reaching out to the community)  (jflory7,
    08:23:37)
  * Not sure what to do next? Ask your language coordinator for help
    (jflory7, 08:23:50)
  * LINK: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N_Teams   (jflory7,
    08:23:59)
  * Talking to coordinator is important, they are happy to help offer
    pointers and advice for new translators  (jflory7, 08:25:10)
  * === Infrastructure workshop ===  (jflory7, 08:25:18)
  * Thursday, August 4, 2016, 13:30 - 15:30, Kevin Fenzi (nirik)
    (jflory7, 08:25:34)
  * Will focus on communication and collaboration between Infra and
    projects like Fedora Hubs for including localization in new projects
    (jflory7, 08:26:07)

* Start translating in Zanata  (jflory7, 08:26:15)
  * LINK: https://fedora.zanata.org   (jflory7, 08:26:24)
  * Noriko is using Zanata in japanese and shows every steps for polish
    translation (it is nice of her!)  (jibecfed, 08:31:21)

* === Zanata: translation platform ===  (jflory7, 08:33:31)
  * Tuesday, August 2, 2016, 14:30 - 15:20, Alex End (aeng)  (jflory7,
    08:33:49)

* Conclusion  (jflory7, 08:33:55)
  * Check out #fedora-g11n!  (jflory7, 08:34:24)
  * Q: "How much interaction do you have with other projects?"
    (jflory7, 08:37:41)

Meeting ended at 08:50:57 UTC.




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