Subject: Re: Guide translations (call for volunteers)
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
From: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@aydogan.de>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 01/06/2007 14:37:07
There should be a possibility to translate the documentation without
the need of installing additional software, even Os independent, like
through a Browser.
I just want to translate, I don't know anything about XML, HTML or any
other scripting language. This shouldn't be a requirement for
translating.

Greets, Zafer.



2007/1/6, Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>:
> On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, danieldk@pobox.com wrote:
> > Do you know how Thorsten
> > can be contacted?
>
> No.
>
>
> >> I'm not sure we should force/prod translators into using our toolchain
> >> though.
> >
> > AOL. At the moment, I guess it is preferable. But I wouldn't blame any
> > translator for using a more comfortable tool (LyX, TeXMACS?). Since it is
> > more or less the idea to keep translations off-site, we don't have much
> > control over it anyway. As long as it looks, walks, and quacks like the
> > Guide :).
>
> :)
>
> The only thing i could recommend is having it available for online reading
> (HTML) and printing (PS/PDF). Dunno if the combination of both isn't
> already a challenge...
>
>
>   - Hubert
>