Any comments about https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Language_committee#Request_for_enabling... (or http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Thread:Support/Request_for_enabling_new_varian...). To me there seem to be no problems with allowing localisation in both Latin and Chinese scripts (similar with Hakka which we had recently).
As far as I understand, we're talking about localisation only (e.g. translation of menu items so that people can find the 'save page' tab, for example), not about automated script conversion (which would only work from Chinese characters to Roman script and not vice versa anyway).
As long as this is clearly communicated to the community in question (in order to avoid unrealistic expectations), I do agree to allowing localisation in both scripts. The onus of producing such localisation would still be on the cdo:wp community (e.g. via translatewiki.net). Have I understood that correctly?
Best wishes,
Oliver
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From: MF-Warburg [mailto:mfwarburg@googlemail.com] Sent: 07 July 2013 05:12 To: Wikimedia Foundation Language Committee Subject: [Langcom] Min Dong script(s)
Any comments about https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Language_committee#Request_for_enabling _new_variants_for_Min_Dong_Chinese_language ? (or http://translatewiki.net/wiki/Thread:Support/Request_for_enabling_new_varian ts_for_Min_Dong_Chinese_language ). To me there seem to be no problems with allowing localisation in both Latin and Chinese scripts (similar with Hakka which we had recently).
Am 07.07.2013 07:44 schrieb "Oliver Stegen" info@oliverstegen.net:
As far as I understand, we’re talking about localisation only (e.g.
translation of menu items so that people can find the ‘save page’ tab, for example), not about automated script conversion (which would only work from Chinese characters to Roman script and not vice versa anyway).
As long as this is clearly communicated to the community in question (in
order to avoid unrealistic expectations), I do agree to allowing localisation in both scripts. The onus of producing such localisation would still be on the cdo:wp community (e.g. via translatewiki.net). Have I understood that correctly?
Best wishes,
Oliver
Yes indeed. The request is just about the interface, and the translation will need to be done by the community.