Re: [opensuse] Foreign language mailing lists - Re: [opensuse] openSUSE Status Meeting 2006-02-07 minutes

On Thursday 09 February 2006 08:07, Marcus Rueckert wrote:

On 2006-02-09 13:42:44 +0100, jdd wrote:

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Peter Flodin wrote:

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On 2/9/06, Marcus Rueckert wrote:

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On 2006-02-09 22:53:50 +1100, Peter Flodin wrote: i dont think we need to combine both. if the wiki is active enough and we see more than 2-3 people requesting the ml. than i am fine with setting one up.

Good. No more discussion required. Wiki maintainers who also want to look after the mailing list just ask. If nobody asks well then no mailing list. In the end I think the outcome will be the same, all languages with active wikis will have mailing lists, how and when they end up there doesn't really matter.

absolutly. how can a non english speaker ask for a mailing list? where?

of course, if there is a fr mailing list I will be on that one also. anyway the mailing list do not need any work or near.

and if nobody use it, who cares?

just a few points: 1. there should be at least one guy in the french community with basic english skills to ask for a mailinglist.

you can happily replace french with ever other language out there. why? because every wiki needs at least one person that migrates the changes from the english wiki into their local wiki.

btw ... they have to ask for a wiki aswell and the best language for this is english aswell.

Exactly. And the way it started on the wiki was someone began translating a page (not realizing that he was changing the intended English version I guess), and I asked him to just stop, and created a new page for him. Then he began using that same style, and added on. Others did the same. When the number of translated pages goes up, even without saying something, I'm sure a wiki admin will notice and take appropriate actions. If there is a particular group that recently had their lang added to the wiki, then I don't think anyone would be surprised at, or even hold back on, a request for a ml. Not a big deal really, it grows as the community grows, without forcing a list or internationalization for the wiki that ends up completely empty.

2. that might be true for you ... but maybe not for everyone. so what is wrong with explicitly asking for a mailinglist? what is wrong with tie the decision to the activity of the community

with kind regards

darix

Joseph M. Gaffney aka CuCullin