[02:54] <DeveloperPenguin> hey everyone
[11:05] <developerpenguin> hello is anyone here ?
[11:06] <developerpenguin> i  really need some help hahaah
[13:22] <pmatulis> ?
[16:13] <pmatulis> pleia2: around?
[16:16] <pmatulis> to whoever is around:
[16:16] <pmatulis> i'm trying to learn more about how our stuff gets translated.  so far what i see is that non-english contributors do solely translations.  shouldn't they also be able to contribute new material and have that translated back into the other languages?
[16:44] <GunnarHj> pmatulis: Non-English contributors are more than welcome to contribute new material in English. I do. But I would love to see you organize the translations of original contents written in other languages but English. ;)
[16:47] <pmatulis> GunnarHj: i know that anyone can make english contributions.  what i'm asking is whether anyone has pondered the idea of non-english people making contributions in their native language and then have that translated into all other languages (including english)
[16:49] <GunnarHj> pmatulis: I understood that. And I tried to point out that it's an unrealistic idea.
[16:53] <pmatulis> GunnarHj: right ok.  i also see it as being hugely complicated.  but is seems wronng in an ethical sense
[16:56] <pleia2> pmatulis: am now
[16:56] <pmatulis> pleia2: you can read the above but i think GunnarHj confirmed my understanding
[16:56] <GunnarHj> pmatulis: It is. I'd love it if every translators around the world spoke Swedish so I could contribute everything in Swedish. But I have resigned.
[16:57] <pleia2> pmatulis: ah, GunnarHj is the expert here :)
[17:00] <pmatulis> GunnarHj: something else, do translators always work within launchpad or can they download stuff and use some other toolset?
[17:04] <GunnarHj> pmatulis: They can download a PO file for their language, edit that file, and then upload it back to LP. One possible tool to use when editing is poedit.
[17:07] <pmatulis> GunnarHj: according to your understanding, does the vast majority of them use launchpad as UI?
[17:08] <GunnarHj> pmatulis: Don't know. Varies probably between the different translation teams. The Swedish team uses both.
[17:10] <pmatulis> GunnarHj: ok thanks
[17:11] <GunnarHj> pmatulis: I consider it normally better to download and edit PO files, since it makes it easier to understand context and make the translations consistent.