From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Catonano Subject: Re: Posts in languages other than English on help-guix? Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 12:00:04 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87a7vqea8v.fsf@gnu.org> <20180302164745.kzbsg5ir35h6oxe4@abyayala> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a1142c7c6c1ff8f05667ffeaf" Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20180302164745.kzbsg5ir35h6oxe4@abyayala> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: =?UTF-8?Q?Ludovic_Court=C3=A8s?= , Guix-devel , help-guix List-Id: guix-devel.gnu.org --001a1142c7c6c1ff8f05667ffeaf Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 2018-03-02 17:47 GMT+01:00 ng0 : > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s transcribed 4.8K bytes: > > Hello Guix! > > > > What about allowing posts on help-guix in one of the languages that > > regular contributors know, in addition to English? > > > > The alternative would be to create separate language-specific lists, bu= t > > some (rightfully) think there=E2=80=99s a risk of a disconnect with act= ual > > developers. > > > > Of course it=E2=80=99s hard to tell what a multilingual mailing list wi= ll be > > like, but I think it=E2=80=99s worth experimenting (and I don=E2=80=99t= expect a > > significant change overnight). If we are to reach out to more people, > > allowing them to use the language they know best is the minimum we can > > do IMO. > > > > WDYT? > > > > To experiment with this on help-guix, I propose the patch below for the > > web site. If you=E2=80=99re a committer, please provide a translation = for the > > language(s) you know! > > Oh... does this mean the translation function for the website is now in > place? > It looks like it is from the patch content, or am I wrong? > > On topic: I think it's too much to suggest to include something that > indicates > the language of the post in the subject? > > > Ludo=E2=80=99. > > > > > diff --git a/website/apps/base/data.scm b/website/apps/base/data.scm > > index 0abcc7a..4ccca9a 100644 > > --- a/website/apps/base/data.scm > > +++ b/website/apps/base/data.scm > > @@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ > > ;;; Data. > > ;;; > > > > - > > (define contact-media > > (list > > ;; The first three will be featured in the home page. > > @@ -30,12 +29,18 @@ > > (contact > > #:name "Help Mailing List" > > #:description > > - '(p > > - "Subscribe to the Help mailing list to get support from the > > - GuixSD and GNU Guix community via email. " > > - (a (@ (href "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015- > 12/msg00584.html")) > > - "Until December 2015") > > - ", the Guix-devel mailing list filled that role.") > > + `(("en" > > + "Subscribe to the Help mailing list to get support from the > GuixSD > > +and GNU Guix community via email. You can post messages in English > though we > > +also accept other languages.") > ("it" "Iscrivetevi alla mailing list 'Help' per essere aiutati da altri utenti di Guix e GuixSD. Potete scrivere sulla mailing list anche in italiano ") > > > --001a1142c7c6c1ff8f05667ffeaf Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


2018-03-02 17:47 GMT+01:00 ng0 <ng0@n0.is>:
Ludovic Court=C3=A8s transcribed 4.8K bytes:
> Hello Guix!
>
> What about allowing posts on help-guix in one of the languages that > regular contributors know, in addition to English?
>
> The alternative would be to create separate language-specific lists, b= ut
> some (rightfully) think there=E2=80=99s a risk of a disconnect with ac= tual
> developers.
>
> Of course it=E2=80=99s hard to tell what a multilingual mailing list w= ill be
> like, but I think it=E2=80=99s worth experimenting (and I don=E2=80=99= t expect a
> significant change overnight).=C2=A0 If we are to reach out to more pe= ople,
> allowing them to use the language they know best is the minimum we can=
> do IMO.
>
> WDYT?
>
> To experiment with this on help-guix, I propose the patch below for th= e
> web site.=C2=A0 If you=E2=80=99re a committer, please provide a transl= ation for the
> language(s) you know!

Oh... does this mean the translation function for the website is now= in place?
It looks like it is from the patch content, or am I wrong?

On topic: I think it's too much to suggest to include something that in= dicates
the language of the post in the subject?

> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>

> diff --git a/website/apps/base/data.scm b/website/apps/base/data.scm > index 0abcc7a..4ccca9a 100644
> --- a/website/apps/base/data.scm
> +++ b/website/apps/base/data.scm
> @@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
>=C2=A0 ;;; Data.
>=C2=A0 ;;;
>
> -
>=C2=A0 (define contact-media
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 (list
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0;; The first three will be featured in the home pag= e.
> @@ -30,12 +29,18 @@
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0(contact
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 #:name "Help Mailing List"
>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 #:description
> -=C2=A0 =C2=A0 '(p
> -=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 "Subscribe to the Help mailing list to get = support from the
> -=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 GuixSD and GNU Guix community via email. "<= br> > -=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (a (@ (href "https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2015-12= /msg00584.html"))
> -=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 "Until December 2015")
> -=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ", the Guix-devel mailing list filled that = role.")
> +=C2=A0 =C2=A0 `(("en"
> +=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0"Subscribe to the Help mailing list t= o get support from the GuixSD
> +and GNU=C2=A0Guix community via email.=C2=A0 You can post messages in= English though we
> +also accept other languages.")

("it"
=C2=A0 "Iscrivetevi alla mailing list= 'Help' per essere aiutati da altri utenti di Guix e GuixSD.
Po= tete scrivere sulla mailing list anche in italiano ")
=C2=A0
>
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