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From: "Michael Brooks (JIRA)" <jira@apache.org>
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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (CB-4461) Globalozation and I18N  - Transifex
 Proposal Discussion
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Michael Brooks commented on CB-4461:
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This is a pretty neat service.

So, currently we store language translations in separate directories. Can T=
ransifex support this approach? By the sounds of it, it's a manual step so =
we can massage the filesystem to work?

If I understand correctly, we are not actually "buying" into the Transifex =
service. Instead, it is an interface to our documentation in the same way t=
hat GitHub is an interface to our source code.
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> Globalozation and I18N  - Transifex Proposal Discussion
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CB-4461
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-4461
>             Project: Apache Cordova
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Docs
>    Affects Versions: 3.0.0
>            Reporter: Lisa Seacat DeLuca
>            Assignee: Lisa Seacat DeLuca
>            Priority: Minor
>              Labels: documentation, globalization, translation,
>
> I have created a project within Transifex for cordova here:
> https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/cordova
> The way it works is:
> 1.=09files are upload =C2=A0to the Transifex system. =C2=A0Transifex does=
 not have markdown files as one of the options for file type to import but =
they do have html and plain text. =C2=A0I have chosen plain text for testin=
g and it appears to work great. =C2=A0I setup a preferences for the resourc=
e to be pulled from github on a daily basis with the latest version of the =
file.=C2=A0
> 2.=09Users may come in and provide translation or all or part of a file.
> 3.=09A "maintainer" or language expert is assigned to each language and a=
pproves the translations
> 4.=09progress information and status can be shown per file/project. =C2=
=A0Once complete, the translated file can be uploaded back into github unde=
r the specific language. =C2=A0This part is a manual process
> Other open source projects use Transifex, for example, OpenStack. =C2=A0
> I propose we do the following:
> Use Transifex for each major release starting with 3.0. =C2=A0If it is re=
latively easy to translate for minor releases we can vote to do so with eac=
h.
> Assign a language "maintainer" for each supported language to monitor tra=
nslations. I suggest we start with Spanish and French since those are the l=
anguages our group of committers can best contribute to at this time. =C2=
=A0(If we have a consensus to use Transfix, please volunteer if you'd like =
to be the maintainer for a specific language).
> Once a section of the documentation is approved by the language moderator=
, we push the updates to GitHub.
> Another thing to think about, Transifex offers automatic translation for =
faster translation using google translation services or microsoft's which r=
equire an api key and a paid subscription. =C2=A0I don't know if either of =
those companies offer a free key for open source needs. I know we have a fe=
w representatives from those companies that might be able to give us more i=
nformation.
> Why we should be worried about translation?
> Globalization! If we can attract more developers to Cordova and make it e=
asier for those developers to get up and running with cordova by providing =
documentation in their native languages, =C2=A0cordova will continue to gro=
w in popularity globally.

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