Transifex solves a lot of problems. [LWN.net]

Transifex solves a lot of problems.

Posted Mar 26, 2009 3:55 UTC (Thu) by mmcgrath (subscriber, #44906)
Parent article: Easing software localization with Transifex

We've used Transifex to translate a lot of stuff in Fedora with great success. One thing that's not quite clear from the article is the number of problems Transifex actually solves. In particular:

1) Translators aren't all super technical people who have the time to learn every scm that all the engineers start using. Transifex allows them to translate without having to learn bzr, git, svn, etc.

2) As a developer and as someone who uses transifex, it's nice to just have stuff translated. I've never once had to worry about it, I make a change, it gets translated in my repo as if I'd done it myself. From the developer point of view, it's just that easy.

I've been working with these guys and running the old TG transifex and the new Django Transifex and wish Indifex the best of luck. If you're a company who needs stuff translated, give glezos a call. I'm positive he'll take good care of you.

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Transifex solves a lot of problems.

Posted Mar 26, 2009 7:59 UTC (Thu) by madhatter (subscriber, #4665) [Link]

I thought LWN was pretty clear about point 1:

> People who are able to translate text into another language [...] are not
> necessarily developers, so their knowledge of VCS systems may be small.

but point 2's a great one; it's nice to see some positive feedback for l10n-made-easy, from the developers' side. If I only spoke a second language, I'd be minded to shoot off Right Now and see what I could translate.

Transifex solves a lot of problems.

Posted Apr 1, 2009 0:44 UTC (Wed) by stickster (guest, #40146) [Link]

I know this is probably sounding like ad copy, but I had to pitch in my two cents anyhow. I also found working with Transifex very pleasant as a content developer, because it really reduces a lot of the extraneous side work to manage access for many additional people. You don't have to manage submission processes; you can simply monitor your commit list as usual and everything just happens as it should. The jumps in functionality over just the last few months have been phenomenal for submission and reporting, and I know there's much more planned.

Perhaps even more importantly though, Dimitris and the rest of the Indifex team are great to deal with from the standpoint of a project poobah. They provide quick issue resolution and a clear vision of where they want Transifex to go in the future. They truly understand the power of the open development model, and know how to work collaboratively with their customers, peers, and translation communities. Based on the results so far, I have no doubt that their work will be a huge success.