L10n:Meetings/Whistler2015
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Location
- Hotel: Crystal Lodge
- L10n Homeroom: Whistler Conference Centre, Wedgemount A
- Map of all work week venues
Monday 22 July
This is a travel day with an informal cocktail gathering from 7:00 - 9:00.
Tuesday 23 July
The first half of the day is scheduled as an All Hands.
| Time | Track 1 | Track 2 | External |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch | Lunch | 11:30 - FxOS All Hands |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | |||
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Platform All Hands | ||
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Branding, Product Names & L10n | Localizer interaction with reps (with Reps Council) | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | FxOS RTL: next steps | FxOS L10n API v3 | |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Reviving language asset projects | FxOS Dictionaries / Keyboards + predictive text/autocorrect |
Wednesday 24 July
| Time | Track 1 | Track 2 | External |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Platform All Hands | Platform All Hands | Platform All Hands |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | iOS repos, automation, & scripting | ||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Platform w/Chris Beard | Platform w/Chris Beard | Platform w/Chris Beard |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 2:00 | "I am an island" localization | PANEL - Distinguished Engineers AMA! @WCC Rainbow Theatre | |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Local support systems | QA of FxOS langpacks | Participation Team Lab & DISCUSSION - Developer Sanity @WCC Rainbow Theatre |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | UI for localizing l20n | Participation Team Lab | |
| 4:00 - 5:00 | Making l10n faster |
Thursday 25 July
| Time | Track 1 | Track 2 | External |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | All Hands | All Hands | All Hands |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | All Hands | All Hands | All Hands |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Next phase of l10n hackathons | Firefox OS 3.0 Roadmap | |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | India localization landscape | ||
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Non-English based l10n efforts are on the rise, what do we do? | Updating Langpacks in Firefox OS 3.0 | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Allowing localizers to see their impact through ADI metrics | ||
| 4:00 - 5:00 |
Friday 26 July
| Time | Track 1 | Track 2 | External |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Africa: ramping up work | L10n tools, where to invest? | |
| 10:00 - 11:30 | Localizing FFOS marketing content (@ Westin Alpine E) | ||
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:00 | |||
| 1:00 - 2:00 | Translation quality: standards, tools, and next steps | ||
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Mozilla event in Cuba | ||
| 3:00 - 5:00 | Platform All Hands Closing | Platform All Hands Closing | Platform All Hands Closing |
Topics
Projects
Non-English based l10n efforts are on the rise, what do we do?
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- Starting with the Azerbaijani localization and the efforts of Mozilla Mexico to localize Firefox into native Mexican languages, we're beginning to see an increase in localization teams who do not use English as their source language for localizing Firefox. We need to discuss the impact of these teams on the l10n program, the role of English as a source language for localizing Firefox and other Mozilla projects, and how to accomodate this new trend.
- Participants
- Axel, Emin
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/non-english-whistler
Allowing localizers to see their impact through ADI metrics
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- L10n hackathons in 2015 have revealed that localizers have a keen interest in understanding how their localizations are being used. Many have noted that it is a primary motivating factor to keep them involved in l10n. Since the demise of the localizer report and the move to Tableau, localizers have no visibility into how regularly their localizations are being used.
- Participants
- Axel, Chandrakant Dhutadmal
Making Firefox, Fennec, Fx iOS localizations more discoverable for end-users
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- Another piece of feedback from l10n hackathons in 2015, discovering localized Mozilla products can be difficult for an end user. We've come up with some ideas of how to solve this and have ideas from the community this as well.
- Participants
- Axel, flod
Making l10n faster
- Proposed by
- Axel on behalf of
- Overview
- There are a few tangents to how we do l10n, and how to enable quicker turnaround times.
- Internal url
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/faster-l10n
- Participants
- flod, Matjaž
FxOS Dictionaries / Keyboards + predictive text/autocorrect
- Proposed by
- Overview
- Participants
- stas
delphine
Firefox OS 3.0 Roadmap
- Proposed by
- Overview
- Participants
- stas
delphine
QA of FxOS langpacks
- Proposed by
- Overview
- Participants
- stas
delphine
FxOS RTL: next steps
- Proposed by
- chofmann
- Overview
- Participants
- stas
delphine
Local Support System (sumo, askubuntu like in local languages)
- Proposed by
- Emin
- Overview
- Participants
- Emin
Updating Langpacks in Firefox OS 3.0
- Proposed by
- stas
- Overview
- Langpacks are webapps which provide l10n resources for specific versions of other, target apps. When a target app is updated the l10n resources provided by any installed langpack for the previous version become outdated. Let's discuss the mechanics of how (and if) language packages should be updated when their target apps are updated. https://github.com/stasm/spec/blob/master/langpack-updates.markdown
- Participants
- stas
delphine
Branding, Product Name & L10n
- Proposed by
- Peiying Mo
- Overview
- Revisit the topic after personnel change at creative team. Also community feedback suggests the product names with actual meanings should be addressed to avoid confusion or lack of understanding of brand and product recognition.
- Participants
- Tim Murray (new creative dir), Matej, l10n contributors, l10n drivers, Mash
Localizing FFOS Marketing Content
- Proposed by
- Peiying Mo
- Marketing GTM team is organizing a two-hour session on FFOS l10n. This topic will be part of the overall discussion that involves biz dev, program managers, marketing team and people who are responsible for creating the GTM content.
- Participants
Tools and Resources
iOS repo & string scripting utilities
- Proposed by
- Overview
- Participants
- flod, Jeff, Dwayne, Stefan, Kevin
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/ios-update-whistler
Translation quality: standards, tools, and next steps
- Proposed by
- Jeff & Delphine
- Overview
- Review of the most recent translation quality project and discussion about next steps to fully implementing a standardized translation evaluation program across Mozilla localization projects. See our blog post on translation quality for more info.
- Participants
- Axel, flod, Chandrakant Dhutadmal, Matjaž
Reviving language asset projects (style guides, terminology, etc.)
- Proposed by
- Jeff & Peiying
- Overview
- A couple of years ago we made a concerted effort to promote the creation of language assets for Mozilla localization projects. With the development of FUEL, transvision, Pootle, and even MDN, we should evaluate how to efficiently revive this project and utilize all of the tools and resources at our disposal.
- Participants
- Axel, flod, Chandrakant Dhutadmal
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/lang-assets-whistler
L10n tools, where to invest?
- Proposed by
- Axel
- Overview
- We have a lot of tools, in-house and not. What do we want to get to in the next 6 months or so, aka, 'til the next coincidental work week?
- Participants
flod, Chandrakant Dhutadmal, Matjaž
UI for localizing L20n
- Proposed by
- stas
- Overview
- How do we get Pootle and Pontoon to support L20n in visual mode
- Participants
- Matjaž
Community Health
Next phase of l10n hackathons
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- A review of what we've accomplished through the l10n hackathons during the first 6 months of 2015 and discussion of how they need to evolve for the second half of 2015 and beyond.
- Participants
- Jeff, Axel, flod, Matjaž
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/l10n-hackathons-whistler
India localization landscape
- Proposed by
- Chandrakant Dhutadmal
- Overview
- In light of recent changes to many l10n teams and the addition of CDAC's partnership in launching new Indic locales, it's necessary to evaluate the currenct l10n community landscape for India and determine what our next steps are to support it.
- Participants
- Jeff, Peiying, Chandrakant Dhutadmal
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/India-l10n-whistler
Localizer interaction with reps
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- Status update of interactions between localizers and Reps and discussion about how to continue to improve the relationship in various parts of the world.
- Participants
- Axel, Chandrakant Dhutadmal, Matjaž
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/localizers-reps-whistler
Africa: Community Building with Help of Reps
- Proposed by
- Peiying & Delphine
- Overview
- 1). We will review progress made and events taken place in H12015. Work with Reps from the continent and expats to brainstorm on how to recruit, engage possible contributors. If we could get reps to help with l10n effort. 2). Evaluate possible hybrid model of working with contract service with community involvement to fulfill contractual obligations to partners.
- Participants
- Dwayne, Friedel, Oarabile, Arky (on call), reps from Africa, Brian and/or George.
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/l10n-africa-whistler
"I am an island" localization
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- There are two trends we are noticing within l10n communities. 1) All of the work is funnelling from a wider community to one localizer. 2) One localizer becomes the blocker to the community's growth and stability either because of personality conflicts or lack of recruitment, mentorship, and community expansion. This is affecting both small and large localization efforts, each requiring a different plan of action. This session is to come up with these plans of action, identify affected l10n teams, and determine how to apply these plans to each team.
- Participants
- Axel, flod, Matjaž
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/island-l10n-whistler
L10n mentors program
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- Meeting with the Participation team to discuss this program within the Participation Lab.
- Participants
- Axel, Chandrakant Dhutadmal
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/l10n-mentors-whistler
Mozilla event in Cuba
- Proposed by
- Jeff
- Overview
- A discussion with LATAM community managers and the legal team to learn whether a Mozilla event in Cuba is possible by the end of 2015 and what steps we can help take to make it happen.
- Participants
- Notes
- https://l10n.etherpad.mozilla.org/l10n-cuba-whistler
