[Anubad] Introduction mail

Wed Feb 6 04:30:09 PST 2013

Hi,

   I am extreamly sorry for my late coming.It has been happened for
slow net connection.

On 2/6/13, Runa Bhattacharjee <arrbee.mailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not sticking to a committed time for on-line sessions is a waste of
> everybody’s time. Besides that, I do not see any reason why a preliminary
> set of information was not passed over email. This would not only set the
> agenda for the work to be done during the limited time of an online
> session, but also help the new volunteer be prepared with some background
> information. As far as I can understand, most of the recently introduced
> translation volunteers have joined after they came to know about the
>  translation projects at some local events. I see two things missing in
> this scheme of things:
>
> 1. The volunteer(s) who made first contact with the new volunteers did not
> direct them about appropriately communicating with the community. For
> instance, Arijita had sent a mail to the Mozilla global list and we had to
> guide her back to the Ankur lists to send in an introduction. Same with
> Priyanka, who got routed through a mail exchange with a translator for
> another language.
>
> 2. None of these new translators were primed with any information about the
> translation work-flow, when they were initially told about this project.
> That includes, the content in question, the files, the location of the
> content, the tools and the processes followed both by the main project and
> by the group. Representing half the workflow will only confuse people who
> are trying to understand how things work.
>
> I understand that Sayak and now Biraj have commitments as local
> representatives for Mozilla. But doing a half-baked initiation for new
> contributors without any sort of follow-up will make things complicated for
> everyone involved. Please get together and find a way to ensure that when
> representing the Bengali (India) translation community, you have a set of
> information handy that is synchronised with the main translation project
> that you are introducting people to.
>
> Runa
>
> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Arijita Das <arijita1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Biraj,
>> Sorry saw your last mail now.Anyways,I'm waiting for you at #ankur.org.in.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 9:58 PM, Biraj Karmakar <biraj at fedoraproject.org
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > Hey Arijita,
>> >
>> >     How are you?I will free next day i.e. 5th feb,2013.please come at
>> > #ankur.org.in at sharp 9 pm.
>> >
>> > On 1/26/13, Arijita Das <arijita1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > Hi Biraj,
>> > > Sorry for the late reply from my end.I was facing some problems in my
>> > > system.Anyways,I am free the next week. Any day after 9 pm would be
>> good
>> > > for me.Just drop me a mail the day before.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Biraj Karmakar
>> > > <biraj at fedoraproject.org>wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> Hey Arijita,
>> > >>
>> > >>     Sorry for late response,actually I was away from my home.Are you
>> > >> free today ?
>> > >> Then we shall meet at 9.00 pm or 10.00 pm through IRC. If you will
>> > >> not
>> > >> be  prepared for today,then select another date and timing.
>> > >>
>> > >> On 1/17/13, Arijita Das <arijita1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >> > Hey Biraj,
>> > >> > Would 9pm on 18th Jan i.e. tomorrow would be okay for you?Let me
>> know
>> > if
>> > >> > its okay with you.
>> > >> >
>> > >> > Warm regards,
>> > >> > Arijita
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Biraj Karmakar
>> > >> > <biraj at fedoraproject.org>wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> On 1/16/13, Runa Bhattacharjee <arrbee.mailinglists at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > >> >> > On মঙ্গলবার 15 জানুয়ারি 2013 11:31  , Arijita Das wrote:
>> > >> >> >> Hi, I was asked  to send in an introduction mail to connect
>> > >> >> >> with
>> > >> other
>> > >> >> >> translators, working on the Mozilla projects.So,here are some
>> > >> >> >> details
>> > >> >> >> about
>> > >> >> >> me.
>> > >> >> >>
>> > >> >> >> My name is Arijita Das. I am currently pursuing my Masters in
>> > >> >> Information
>> > >> >> >> Science from Institute Of Engineering And
>> Management(IEM),Kolkata
>> > >> >> >> and
>> > >> >> have
>> > >> >> >> previously completed my Bachelors in Computer Science from
>> > Calcutta
>> > >> >> >> University. I am based in West Bengal,India.I would be getting
>> > >> involved
>> > >> >> >> with
>> > >> >> >> the L10n:Teams:bn-IN.
>> > >> >> >>
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Hello Arijita,
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Welcome. As Biraj has mentioned, we are planning for another
>> meetup
>> > >> >> > (IRC+co-located) for Gaia translations, soon. Hopefully, we'll
>> > >> >> > be
>> > >> >> > able
>> > >> >> > to
>> > >> >> > zero-in on a date sometime in the coming week or the next.
>> However,
>> > >> you
>> > >> >> do
>> > >> >> > not
>> > >> >> > have to wait until then if you'd like to work on some
>> translations
>> > to
>> > >> >> > understand
>> > >> >> > the process and the content. Perhaps Biraj, Sayak,  Priyanka or
>> > >> >> > Samrat
>> > >> >> can
>> > >> >> > help
>> > >> >> > out Arijita to get started with a gaia translation file? :)
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > cheers
>> > >> >> > Runa
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > --
>> > >> >> > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Runab
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>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Hey Arijita,
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>  As told by Runa , I will help you how to start localisation of
>> > >> >> firefox os . Please select a date and time and inform me in IRC.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> --
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>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> --
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>> > >> Blog : http://birajkarmakar.wordpress.com/
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