Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:36:32 +0200 From: "[LoN]Kamikaze" <LoN_Kamikaze@gmx.de> To: Martin Wilke <miwi@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [Call for Review] The FreeBSD German Porter's Handbook Message-ID: <46949690.3060007@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <20070711075627.8225E50C11@unixfreunde.net> References: <20070711075627.8225E50C11@unixfreunde.net>
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Martin Wilke wrote: > > For a long time questions come up again and again concerning FreeBSD > Ports in the German Communities: > > - How can I create a Port? > - What do I have to consider? > - Is there a documentation and where can I find it? > > However, this is unfortunately only available in English, which > complicates the access and the overall understanding for the users, > because of the enormous amount of techchnical terms that it contains. > > Since the 19.06.07, some members of Unixfreunde (http://unixfreunde.de) > and BSDGroup (http://bsdgroup.de) have decided to work together on this > and future translation projects. > > The result of this intense work is the Wiki article "Helping in the > Ports" in the BSDWiki (https://www.bsdwiki.de/Helfen_in_den_Ports). > With continuously rising man-power, we came up with the idea to create > a German version of the Porter's Handbook. > > An overview of the projects can be found at https://doc.bsdgroup.de. > Take a look at https://doc.bsdgroup.de/porter-book/ for the translation > of the PH. > > Everyone can contribute to the project. We are deeply grateful for your > assistance. Please note that our main target was to translate it in the > shortest time possible. There are most likely some errors which should > be found and corrected soon. We look forward to any assistance from > you. You can send us suggestions/corrections or patches in our IRC > channel (#freebsd-doc.de on Freenode.net), by mail to as@BSDGroup.de or > to me at miwi@FreeBSD.org. > > - Thanks Martin > I doubt the wisdom of this. We will end up with maintainers whose English doesn't suffice to handle PRs sufficiently. I think for developing positions, even as simple as maintaining a small port, English is obligatory. Just my 2ยข, I know many will disagree. - Dominic Fandrey
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