[okfn-discuss] Translating into Arabic

Mon Mar 18 09:52:53 UTC 2013

I think Transifex is free (as in free beer) for Open Source projects.

https://www.transifex.com/plans/

> I am an open source project. Where do I sign up?

> We are committed to supporting open source initiatives! Open source projects can sign up to the free plan and enjoy unlimited translations. If you're an open-source project and need a premium account for some reason, get in contact with us.

But of course if you want an open source solution, that may not suit you.

Adrià

On 15 March 2013 13:42, heath rezabek <heath.rezabek at gmail.com> wrote:
> It does look like there are some costs associated there though; I wonder if
> any open source approaches exist aside from the one I initially posted.
> Also, if built in a DIY way, maybe http://crowdcrafting.org could be used
> for this purpose.
>
> If due diligence shows no open tools, then there we go.  But it seems like a
> task whose importance is bound to grow, so worth laying some mindful
> groundwork.
>
> - Heath
>
> On Friday, March 15, 2013, Jameleddine Mejri wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I like this am with you, we can make a new project for the arabic language
>> in http://www.transifex.com
>>
>>
>> Jamel Eddine
>>
>>
>> 2013/3/15 Sander van der Waal <sander.vanderwaal at okfn.org>
>>
>> Adria,
>> That looks interesting, eg.
>>
>> https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/ckan/
>> https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/openspending/
>>
>> We've also used Amara in the past for translating video subtitles, eg on:
>>
>> http://opengovernmentdata.org/
>>
>> Sander
>>
>>
>> On 15 March 2013 08:38, Adrià Mercader <adria.mercader at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Just a quick note to say that the Open Knowledge Foundation is already
>> successfully crowdsourcing translations for several projects,
>> including Annotator, CKAN, Open Data Handbook or OpenSpending via
>> Transifex. I personally find it an excellent platform:
>>
>> https://www.transifex.com
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Adrià
>>
>>
>> On 15 March 2013 06:25, Mohammed Saleh <mhssuliman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Dear All
>> >     Crowdsourcing translations is really a powerful tool , we are
>> > currently
>> > using it to translate openfoodfacts.org into Arabic ....let's start the
>> > work
>> > here !
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Mohammed Hashim
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Christian Villum <christian.villum at okfn.org>
>> > To: okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org
>> > Sent: Thursday, 14 March 2013, 18:38
>> >
>> > Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] Translating into Arabic
>> >
>> > Hi Heath,
>> >
>> > Welcome to the list, good to have you here!
>> >
>> > Crowdsourcing translations could surely be a way to go. If anyone out
>> > there
>> > would be interested in engaging in such activity, please dive into this
>> > conversation.
>> >
>> > -Christian
>> >
>> >
>> > Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:45:34 -0500
>> > From: heath rezabek <heath.rezabek at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] Translating into Arabic
>> > To: Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list
>> >         <okfn-discuss at lists.okfn.org>
>> > Message-ID:
>> >
>> > <CAJUDfHK7cuRaixrV5uNsEphzSjuqXJdMBzzWWoi21vRy-buDeA at mail.gmail.com>
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>> >
>> > There seem to be a few projects around to apply crowdsourcing techniques
>> > to
>> > translation; I wonder if any of these platforms are open to OKfn
>> > collaboration, or if this would make sense as a way to optimize
>> > resources...
>> >
>> > One example is MonoTrans:
>> > http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/monotrans/
>> >
>> > (By the way hello all, and thanks to Sam for pointing me to the -discuss
>> > list.  Just starting out in involvement w/OKfn, but excited!)
>> >
>> > - Heath
>> >
>> > On Thursday, March 14, 2013, Christian Villum wrote:
>> >
>> >>> Dear All
>> >>> ?
>> >>> ??? I wonder if any one here who speaks Arabic and would like to
>> >>> translate the OFKN
>> >>> ?? into Arabic ?
>> >>> ?
>> >>> ?
>> >>> Regards
>> >>> ?
>> >>> Mohammed Hashim
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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