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

[Christian Ruppert]

On Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:24:57 -0200
David Valentim Dias <dvdscripter@×××××.com> wrote:

> I see many users who loved gentoo docs switching to archlinux wiki
> because of their standards.
> Why we can't follow a already good model and just adjust to our needs
> instead of creating and polishing a new?
> Start with everything in English but permit i18n work.
>

That's what we do.

> The quality problem is a community problem. User can even rewrite a
> bad page. If many pages are poor in content our community is full of
> retards/trolls.
>
> 2011/10/19 Maciej Mrozowski <reavertm@×××××.com>
>
> > On Wednesday 19 of October 2011 14:37:57 Peter Volkov wrote:
> > > Hello. While it is not tool late, could you guys reconsider
> > > top-down localization approach decided on last meeting[1]?
> > >
> > > There are language specific things that will be be kept out of
> > > wiki only due to this policy. For example I don't see any reason
> > > to write article about use of Russian cryptography algorithms in
> > > Gentoo in any language but Russian. There is no need to have this
> > > article in English since nobody will read it.
> >
> > You mean he will be assassinated before he finishes reading so that
> > Russian secret is kept? ;)
> >
> > 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.
> > --
> > regards
> > MM
> >
>
>
>



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