Re: [Translation-i18n] translate soft request

[Dwayne B. <dw...@tr...>]

Hi Bruno,

What a great reply.  We had to face a similar thing at Translate.org.za
until we defined our 3 golden rules:

1) Cross-platform
2) End-user focused
3) FOSS

Now we easily, without any guilt, say no to lots of requests or pass
them on to commercial translators.

On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 12:35 +0200, Bruno Haible wrote:
> Hello Clytie,
> 
> You are so kind towards everyone. But this guy is not kind or fair:
> He's looking for someone who translates his software for free. (For him, it's
> for free, since "free license code" doesn't cost him anything.) And he will
> not help the free software community in return.
> 
> Do you need a private copy of a proprietary program, as unknown as this one?
> Do you want to get a foot into the shareware market? Are you confusing a
> gift that is done to you only (and that you cannot share) with a gift that is
> done to the community? If the answer is no, no, no, then please stay with
> us, working on free software!
> 
> A possible answer to such an offer, for someone who wants to earn money, is
> to ask for the usual rates. (Google for +translation +rate, click on the first
> link -> it's $0.18 per word for Vietnamese, multiply by 130 words -> $23.) But
> I wouldn't do that, even for money; I would simply say "no" politely.
> 
> > because the
> > translation appears so informal, not well-organized, without the
> > usual checks and balances.
> 
> Yes, and the original strings don't have proper English capitalization, which
> indicates a low-quality user interface even in English.
> 
> Bruno
> 
> 
> 
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