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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:24:35 +0800
From: "Spark Shen" <smallsmallorgan@gmail.com>
To: dev@harmony.apache.org
Subject: Re: [general] accepting bug reports/patches in other languages?
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2007/10/19, Leo Li <liyilei1979@gmail.com>:
>
> On 10/19/07, Spark Shen <smallsmallorgan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have created a experimental JIRA report[1] in Chinese & English.
> > I am not quite sure about whether I did the go through the right process
> > or the content is qualified enough to be readable.
> >
> > May it be a good start for us to find a appropriate process and pattern
> to
> > file multi-lingual JIRAs.
> >
> > Please correct me if I am wrong.
> >
> > [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HARMONY-4971
> >
> > 2007/10/19, Alexei Fedotov <alexei.fedotov@gmail.com>:
> > >
> > > I have just checked: Russian language already works in JIRA along with
> > > English. They use <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
> > > charset=utf-8">, so I believe Chinese descriptions may be added to
> > > reports as well.
> > >
> > > I believe one may create a web page describing bug filing process in a
> > > native language to make it convenient for native language filers.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 10/18/07, Alexei Zakharov <alexei.zakharov@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > IMO it won't be much harm. However, I think English should remain as
> a
> > > > default language and other languages are allowed only in case if
> there
> > > > is no other choice - i.e. submitter doesn't know English at all.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Alexei
> > > >
> > > > 2007/10/18, Sean Qiu <sean.xx.qiu@gmail.com>:
> > > > > +1, it is helpful to attract more potential developers to hamrony.
> > > > >
> > > > > But i think there is no need to pay specail attention to this,
> since
> > > most of
> > > > > the JIRA are writen in English. Maybe we can create a category (
> e.g.
> > > Other
> > > > > Language) in our JIRA to classify this kind of issues. Than anyone
> who
> > > > > subscribe our commint mailing-list can rereport it to the proper
> > > location.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does it make sense?
> > > > >
> > > > > And to translate our WIKI in multi-language,  i am total agree wth
> it.
> > > > > It will introduce Harmony to much more potential developers.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2007/10/18, Mikhail Loenko <mloenko@gmail.com>:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Well we can start for example with Chinese and Russian.
> > > > > > I think we have enough people here who could translate
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For other languages we could use e.g. auto-translators.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I suggest that we consider this as a new potential feedback
> channel,
> > > > > > if you have user feedback then you have a choice to translate it
> or
> > > ignore
> > > > > > it.
> > > > > > If we say that we don't read feedback in other languages we
> don't
> > > have
> > > > > > such a choice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do you think?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Mikhail
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2007/10/18, Spark Shen <smallsmallorgan@gmail.com>:
> > > > > > > 2007/10/18, Mikhail Loenko <mloenko@gmail.com>:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I like localized Wiki pages and I think we can make one more
> > > step in
> > > > > > > > this direction.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > How about work out a process so that we could accept bug
> reports
> > > and
> > > > > > > > patches on other languages? It does not look like something
> > > undoable.
> > > > > > > > Usually reproducers and patches are language-independent,
> and
> > > assigned
> > > > > > > > person could translate comments to English...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sounds interesting. But will this bring more work to assignees
> > > more work
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > prevent them
> > > > > > > from understanding the issue? For example, how can JIRA report
> in
> > > > > > Turkish be
> > > > > > > readable to
> > > > > > > an English speaker?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I agree that globalized JIRA may provider more valuable
> > > information to
> > > > > > > outsiders. And how
> > > > > > > about the reporters to do the translation work? (Just a
> suggestion
> > > for
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > potential process :-) )
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Correct my if I am wrong.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ideas?
> > > >
>
> It is interesting. But how about the people with different native
> language?:) Actually I am not quite assure of the automatic
> translator. The world of computer has been so complicated to describe,
> especially problems ...


Yes, totally agree. :-) How about we have a try first? May be there is other
experts
also interested?


> >
> > >
> > > --
> > > With best regards,
> > > Alexei,
> > > ESSD, Intel
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Spark Shen
> > China Software Development Lab, IBM
> >
>
>
> --
> Leo Li
> China Software Development Lab, IBM
>


-- 
Spark Shen
China Software Development Lab, IBM

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