Re: [OmegaT-l10n] Spanish and Catalan translation status ?

[anthony b. <an...@ba...>]

Sabine Cretella wrote:
>> I suppose that reflects who is involved, as much as anything.
>> Are there no Italians, or French/Canadian folks, etc. using Om T?
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>> /tony
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> Hi Anthony,
>
> here in Italy translators maybe heared about it, but many do not even
> try to download OmegaT. The problem still is that people tend to go
> Trados/SDLX since many agencies ask for these even if you could work
> with other tools. 
>   

I've told a few agencies, unless they want to fork over the $700+ for
me to acquire Trados, and the $300+ for me to use Windows to run it on,
and $500 for MSOrifice, and the $godknowshowmuch for products to
protect said ridiculously instable and unsecure OS, etc., etc.,
that they will accept my work using the tools I have.
Alternatively, I did offer to double my rates, if they insist on Trados.

To date, not one has stopped sending work, and none have asked
me to double my rates...
Actually, one tried to send me a pirated Trados.
Same agency, was a poor payer, and I don't
work for them anymore.
(Agency in Italy, in fact, with miserable Blueboard ratings, and the PM
was using several company names, etc...  Obvious lack of business ethics.)

I give them quality work, I do it fast, I charge reasonable rates,
(low overhead for using FOSS helps)
and I smile while I do it...They keep coming back.

/tony

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> Best wishes from Italy,
>
> Sabine
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>
>   


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