[Foundation-l] Re: new language policy

Tue Nov 22 08:13:30 UTC 2005

Anthere wrote:

> Ray Saintonge wrote:
>
>> Anthere wrote:
>>
>>> then, I suppose you would rather support the idea of letting new 
>>> languages develop on a seed wiki... and see to which point it is 
>>> viable ?
>>>
>>> This still raise the issue of "when do we consider a language should 
>>> be removed from the seed wiki and put in the live wiki" (even though 
>>> the entire content might be a hoax :-)) ? 
>>
>> Objective criteria can be established for this.
>>
>>    1. A key set of interface pages must have been written in or 
>> translated into the language,
>>    2. There must be a minimum number of articles exceeding a 
>> specified length written in the main namespace of the project, and
>>    3. There must be a minimum number of contributors, EACH of whom 
>> has written a minimum number of qualifying articles in the main 
>> namespace.
>>
>> Perhaps there could be others too.
>>
>> Ec
>
> Nod. I think these are good criteria;
> But I presume interface can only be translated really if there is a 
> separate independant project, rather than a unique seedwiki ?

Not necessarily.  The seed could begin with interface in an agreed more 
common language, where the translated interface as ordinary pages in the 
appropriate namespace.  These could be transferred to the proper place 
when the project is promoted.

Ec