Re: [gentoo-project] wiki: bad top-down localization approach

[David Valentim Dias]

We don't need all features in first "release", users just want something
usable aka "oh a page full of info about my problem/interest".

2011/10/19 Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>

> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Maciej Mrozowski <reavertm@×××××.com>
> wrote:
> > Actually, I don't see the point in having Gentoo Wiki pages in other
> languages
> > but English at all. Why? Quality of those will vary greatly.
> > I think such localized versions should be permitted only if they are
> 'literal'
> > translation of English version and if we keep all language versions in
> sync,
> > but we cannot really ensure this.
>
> Well, it is certainly possible to do, but whether we want to do it is
> something else.
>
> If this is to be an "official" wiki then pages should have maintainers
> to keep an eye on them, much as packages do.  That doesn't mean
> closing off public access - just have somebody keeping an eye on
> things.  I'm fine with that even being a non-dev role, but it should
> be somebody who actually is active.
>

We lack people even for devel, doc need a really good knowledge about that
topic. Wiki page maintainer needed seems fail to me.


>
> If that model exists I see no reason we can't do it with other
> languages - just ensure all pages have a maintainer, and charge them
> with keeping the pages equivalent to the English page (within reason).
>  You can always audit things and rely on complaints to determine how
>  things are going.


> If a maintainer drops the ball you handle it the same way a s a
> package - maintainer-needed and pruning.
>
> I think we need to do most of this stuff even if we're English-only -
> I think the only difference with adding other languages is that it
> isn't as obvious to everybody if some page is full of obscenities or
> whatever...
>
> Rich
>
>


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