Re: ActionApps POs

[Nadim Shaikli <shaikli at yahoo dot com>]

--- Rai'da Al-Zu3bi <raida_lists at yahoo dot com> wrote:
> Don't you think that I could have saved much more
> valuable time working on the translation rather than
> having to work out how to convert PO files into PHPs,
> download Linux, try to get it to work on my PII that
> only has a wireless card, download CVS software and
> try to understand how to work it? All this for a few
> files to translate. Do you think that this is an
> effective way to is to nurture technically
> knowledgeable people and to help them learn new things
> like FOSS? 

If we are to advocate FOSS it behooves us to actually be using
that which we preach and point people towards.  In other words,
you can't tell people or give them a presentation on how useful
FOSS is using a proprietary OS (that would be rather hypocritical).
The same type of idea applies here.  You should have taken your
time to bring-up a comfortable enough linux/open-source environment
for yourself before really starting to contribute (I'm not pointing
fingers and/or correcting anything wrong, simply attempting to
answer your points above).  Doing both (setup and contribute) at
the same time is difficult and doesn't produce a nurturing learning
environment.  I highly suggest you get your setup completed to where
it is fully functional (and comfortable) before you proceed with
contributions.

Salam.

 - Nadim


		
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