Re: [doc] Mozilla Peer Needed

["Ayman Hourieh" <ayman dot lists at gmail dot com>]

Salam Anas,

Thanks for volunteering!

OK, I will put an outline of what needs to be done here:

1) Pull the files of Firefox 3.1 and Thunderbird 3 from Mozilla's repository:
http://developer.mozilla.org/En/L10n_on_Mercurial

2) Convert the files to .po format, and merge with the existing
translation. This can be done using the translate toolkit:
http://translate.sourceforge.net/wiki/toolkit/moz2po

Firefox 3.0 translation can be obtained using:
cvs -d :pserver:anonymous at cvs-mirror dot mozilla dot org:/l10n  checkout l10n/ar

I will send you the latest Thunderbird translation in private. (Khaled
Hosny sent it to me. I'm not sure if it's in sync with CVS.)

3) Upload the files to Arabeyes CVS and coordinate the translation
effort. I see that you already have CVS access, so this shouldn't be a
problem.

The process may seem a bit complicated now, but once you figure it
out, it should be straightforward. I will try to help you, so if you
have questions, don't hesitate to ask. :)

-Ayman

2008/9/23 Anas Husseini <linux dot anas at gmail dot com>:
> Salam,
>
> I can apply if there is no objection.
>
> - Anas
>
> On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 11:22 PM, Ayman Hourieh <ayman dot lists at gmail dot com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Firefox 3.1 and Thunderbird 3 releases are getting close. I'm
>> currently quite busy with several matters and won't be able to work on
>> these releases, so I'm looking for a peer who is willing to handle the
>> following responsibilities:
>>
>> * Monitor the mozilla.dev.l10n mailing list for updates and release dates.
>> * Create .po files out of Mozilla's XML formats and merge them with
>> existing translations. This can be done with a few commands using the
>> translate toolkit.
>> * Upload the files to Arabeyes.
>> * Coordinate the translation effort and make sure that the files are
>> translated in time.
>> * Upload the files back to Mozilla.
>>
>> I'm looking for someone who's familiar with Unix/Linux and revision
>> control systems (such as CVS). I will provide help as much as I can.
>> There is plenty of time to finish all the work in time, even for
>> someone who's not familiar with the process.
>>
>> If you are interested, please let me know!
>>
>> -Ayman