================================================================================= #fedora-flock-chelmonski: Localization (G11n) - Speaker: Noriko Mizumoto (noriko) =================================================================================

Meeting started by jflory7 at 08:02:44 UTC. The full logs are available at https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-flock-chelmonski/2016-08-02/flock20... .

Meeting summary --------------- * 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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