CVS sponsorship (trans & docs)

[Noriko Mizumoto]

Hi,
Karsten Wade wrote:
> We've stalled on making a sponsorship process for FDP CVS in hopes that
> the two separate CVS systems from Translation and Documentation would be
> combined, and we could have one process overall.  This combining is not
> happening yet, so we need a process to carry us through.  This process
> should fit into the overall Documentation/Translation scheme for the
> future.
> 
> The process should have sponsors take on the job of:
> 
> i. Mentoring new translators in how to translate documentation
> ii. Watching CVS commits for problems, etc.
> iii. Fixing any mistakes or dropped translations 
> 
> Here is an idea for a process.  What is stupid about it?  What is good
> about it?
> 
> * We add steps to the
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Translation page for new
> translators:
>   1. Join the language list fedora-trans-$LANG
>   2. Introduce yourself on that list as per Fedora Translation
> requirements
>   3. Ask for someone who does documentation translation for your
> language to sponsor you in Documentation CVS, then follow the steps to
> request cvsdocs access
>   4. When you self-introduce to fedora-docs-list, include the name of
> your sponsor and that you have requested cvsdocs access
>   5. Sponsor should reply to fedora-docs-list with a confirmation (ACK)
>   6. Start bugging us via #fedora-docs and fedora-docs-list to accept
> your cvsdocs access immediately
> 
> * Sponsors from a language group must:
>   - Ensure that translations go through an accuracy check (QA)
>   - Help the new translator learn how to use the Documentation tools
> (build tools, CVS, etc.)
>   - Be there to help in case of trouble with CVS or tools
>     - You do not need to know all the answers
>     - Your main job here is to help connect people with problems with
> the people who can help solve them
>   - Think of this as a mentoring role
> 
> We can either get this process or a pointer to the Wiki put into the
> Translation Quick Start Guide.
> 
> Thoughts?

Looks clear and sounds good to me, one question.
The sponsor should be a writer but not translator?
What if current active translator has an interest to be...
If this is acceptable, I'd like to forward the message to 
fedora-trans-list, also I am going to raise my hand.

noriko


> 
> - Karsten
>