On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 07:26:00PM -0500, Theodore Ts'o wrote:
Michel Robitaille has informed me that he is no longer maintaining the French translation file for e2fsprogs. Samuel Thibault, who has submitted a number of suggestions of fixes and improvements to the French translation to the file in the Debian Bug Tracking System, has indicated that he is interested and willing to step up to this role.
To the French translation team, could you confirm that the role is currently blank and get in tuch with Samuel to work out whatever formalities would be required to get him assigned to this role?
Hi, I'm curious what the current status is of having Samuel take over the role of maintaining the French translation of e2fsprogs, as I have heard __nothing__ since my last e-mail from three weeks ago.
There are quite a few problems reported with the French translatoin of e2fsprogs, that I am eager to close out in the Debian Bug Tracking System:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=341911 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=300871 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=316604 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=316782 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=330789
(i.e., over 25% of the current outstanding bugs, including a bug report marked as "important" since it can cause the the confused user to do the wrong thing are attributable to problems with the French translation.)
Samuel, if you're not able to take over the French translation, I am at this point seriously considering pulling the French translation altogether until such time as someone is willing/able to step forward, navigate whatever bureacratic necessities are needed with the Translation Project, and take over the translation.
Or if, the problem is with the Translation Project or the French team, if you are willing to take over the French translation outside of the auspices of the Translation Project, I am willing to consider that alternative as well. What I am sure about is that if there are so many problems with the French translation, I don't think I want the 1.39 version of e2fsprogs to go out without these issues getting addressed one way or another.
Thanks, regards,
- Ted