[fab] A real communication problem

[Rahul]

Paul W. Frields wrote:
> Since we're on the subject of communication problems, as well as loading
> up on issues for the next meeting, let me point out another large safari
> animal camped out in the living room watching the big-screen HDTV.
> Observations:
> 
> 1.  We (Docs) were "promised" (well, maybe not promised, but certainly a
> commitment was made) OPL'd versions of Red Hat documentation to seed an
> upswing in Fedora Docs work.  Creating this stuff from scratch is damn
> difficult work, and this was going to benefit Fedora and Red Hat
> equally, since the community can keep it up to date at a more rapid
> pace.  Not only have we not received anything, but there's no word on
> when it will happen.
> 
> 2.  Translation/Infrastructure in Red Hat was supposed to provide a
> gateway or integration with the translation system (i18n.redhat.com) for
> docs stuff.  This would ease the burden on our community translators to
> learn different systems, which is a real PITA for those who are already
> giving so much of their time.  Again, no word.
> 
> 3.  The Translation management (same team?) is not responding to our
> repeated queries for help getting the release notes into i18n.redhat.com
> for this test cycle from now (FC6t2) until FC6 gold, notwithstanding #2
> above.  Karsten has posted these requests on f-trans-l and there's
> nothing but silence from the other end.
> 
> We're also not getting any response on status, and my understanding is
> both Karsten and Rahul have pinged people about this stuff several times
> without results.  If I've misstated anything here, I hope either or both
> of them will step in and correct me.

I have asked again now for a status update on the docs relicensing which 
was supposed to be given a week or so before. I have no clue about the 
I18N relates issue and I havent tracked them.

> 
> Otherwise, it's time to take this issue to the next level.  Comments?
> 

Max Spevack and Mathew Szulik are the only people at the higher level 
now. Not good.

Rahul