[ubuntu-art] Language barrier for Participation - was Re: Artwork Team Logo - Submissions due today!

[Leandro Gómez]

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 7:56 AM, Сергей <shnatsel at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Language Barrier seems to be a very common concern.
>
>
Yes. The language barrier is a huge problem, and it seems a bit ironic to me
as one of the core values of the Ubuntu Project is actually "...that
software should be accesible to all... in the language of their choice".

http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/our-philosophy


> As the maintainer of
>> Humanity icon theme I have often been contacted directly by a few other
>> members who have mentioned the English language as a barrier for
>> participation. I have also noticed the same problem being mentioned in
>> other mailing lists.
>>
>> Are there others on this Artwork mailing list who share the same
>> concern?
>> Is there *anything* that we can do to make it easier for everyone to
>> participate actively?
>
>
> Maybe we can make up lists of people who can be contacted in case Google
> Translate is not enough to understand a message, or if one wants to post
> something but doesn't know English. For example, I might be a contact for
> Russian language. While I don't contribute in a really meaningful way, at
> least I monitor all activity on this list, and [hopefully] know English
> enough to understand others and be understood.
>

It's just not about translations. It's more about process and tools.

If you want to join a team, or go for Ubuntu Member, or get your LoCo
approved, you *must* speak English. Ever wondered why successful LoCo Teams
(such as ubuntu-it, ubuntu-fr or ubuntu-cat) don't have that many Ubuntu
members or MOTUs?


> By the way, where are LoCos in all this? They are supposed to handle
> language and cultural barriers, aren't they?
>
>
Yes, and some of us do. But the problem is when we want to 'push our work
upstream' to the global community. All the process, teams and tools are
English centric (maybe SU being one of the few exceptions).


> Respectfully,
> --
> Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff
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