[Noisebridge-discuss] front page translation to spanish

[Travis Briggs]

A brief search turns up Extension:Translate <
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Translate> which requires
MediaWiki 1.24. From this page <https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Special:Version>,
it looks like Noisebridge is on 1.19.1

The cool part about that extension is that it supports "auto" translation
of pages by integrating with an online translation service. It also has a
web interface where people could translate pages, as well as gettext export
for offline translation, which could be used to build a custom workflow.

I think if you really want to translate the Noisebridge website, this is
what you want.

-Travis

On 1 February 2016 at 14:09, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Making Noisebridge into an “app” rather than a wiki has been discussed
> before and no one has amassed the appropriate amount of effort or support
> to make it a reality. I personally believe that the wiki ain’t broke, we
> don’t need to fix it, and the path forward should simply be to upgrade it
> to a version of MediaWiki that supports i18n.
>
> Jeffrey
>
> > On Feb 1, 2016, at 1:59 PM, Rob M <veryprofessionalguy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > What's the plan for the frontpage revamp?  I learned earlier this
> morning that it's somehow done in mediawiki (didn't know that was a
> thing).  I was going to recommend working on translations for the front-end
> because it's more stable than the typical 'manual info' that get's updated
> in noisebridge's wiki, but I guess the whole thing is a wiki.  Have people
> discussed making a more solidified 'app' of our landing page?
> >
> > If we have the content somewhere on github, we'll still have write
> access, it's just more involved getting PRs into master, and doing code
> rollouts/ content updates.
> >
> > On 02/01/2016 01:54 PM, Rubin Abdi wrote:
> >> Considering we've got a todo item to do a revamp/clean up of the front
> page and all linked to pages, I would advise holding off on hiring
> translations services until that work is done.
> >>
> >> On 1 February 2016 at 09:49, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Aweseome!
> >>
> >> If you want to make other languages happen on the Noisebridge wiki,
> while being non-disruptive to the usability of the site, I'd be way into
> it.  You'll need to coordinate with Jeffrey and others, assuming they're
> also into it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:44:16 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] front page translation to spanish
> >> From: dmhomee at gmail.com
> >> To: maltman23 at hotmail.com
> >> CC: jeffreyatw at gmail.com; noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> >>
> >>
> >> Omg it would be for iOS development!
> >>
> >> On that topic, I think it would be pretty cool to get chinese and
> vietnamese translation as well....
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> It would be great to get more Hispanic people to become part of our
> community.
> >>
> >> Praveen -- using Noisebridge for meetups is way cool, as long as it is
> about why Noisebridge exists, which is hacking:  art, craft, tech, science,
> making things, fixing things, workshops and classes as related to the
> above, politics and society as related to the above.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 15:54:17 -0800
> >> From: dmhomee at gmail.com
> >> To: jeffreyatw at gmail.com
> >> CC: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] front page translation to spanish
> >>
> >>
> >> Yes, it is a good use of time.  Getting the initial translation will
> provide for a template, and it is easier to update over time.  It will
> encourage more spanish speakers at the space, and that in turn will help
> with maintenance.
> >>
> >> I may be starting work with immigrant students at city college soon,
> and I'd like to use noisebridge for a meet ups.
> >>
> >> I /really/ don't like machine translation  a) it's shitty for anything
> more than a sentence.  b) a human touch is just better!
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 3:43 PM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <
> jeffreyatw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Is that really a good use of time?
> >>
> >> If you have a separate Spanish front page, what happens if someone
> edits the English one? Then you have out-of-date information.
> >>
> >> That, or you’re asking for someone to translate all of their edits.
> >>
> >> I think a better approach would be to make sure the copy on the pages
> you’re interested in internationalizing still read well when sent through
> an online translator. Unless you have some sort of deep-seated resentment
> against Google’s free services, I don’t see why Google Translate is such a
> bad idea for a page with non-colloquial English phrasing.
> >>
> >> Jeffrey
> >>
> >> > On Jan 31, 2016, at 3:15 PM, Praveen Sinha <dmhomee at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Yo Noisebridge,
> >> >
> >> > One of the biggest irks of accessibility to me was the lack of
> spanish language documents while situated in a latino neighborhood.  In
> specific, I'm thinking about hiring someone to translate our front wiki
> page, and maybe some supporting docs.... But I think the front page is
> locked down right now.  Anyone know who I should to talk to get such an
> initiative going?
> >> >
> >> > con amor,
> >> > Praveen
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