Former WMF app now community-maintained, where to crowdsource localization?

Former WMF app now community-maintained, where to crowdsource localization?

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CLOSED This issue is closed by Nike

Wikimedia Commons' Android app used to be maintained by the WMF, and localization was done here at translatewiki.net (as can be seen here).

The WMF abandoned the Commons app in 2014 and I am now maintaining it (I am only a normal Commons user). I would like to allow users to improve the localizations, as they have not been updated since 2014.

QUESTION: Should I create the localization project on a third-party tool like Crowdin? Or can I somehow "resurrect" the app's localization project here, even though the app is now community-maintained rather than an official WMF app?

Thanks!

Nicolas Raoul (talk)‎08:38, 16 February 2016

If the repository is active, the project can certainly be re-enabled here. These days are quite busy, you may want to send a patch against the "translatewiki" repository in gerrit yourself.

Nemo (talk)‎09:10, 16 February 2016
 

It doesn't matter whether the app is community maintained or not. What is important that the translations end up in front of the users, i.e. for mobile apps there needs to be regular releases.

Nike (talk)‎09:13, 16 February 2016
 

Nicolas Raoul, I see there are plans for frequent releases. Can you add @Nikerabbit and @Siebrand to the committers so that they can merge l10n updates?

Nemo (talk)‎08:30, 18 June 2016

I added both @Nikerabbit and @Siebrand as Github collaborators, waiting for the commits, thanks :-)

I want to publish the translatewiki URL to our users, but where does the localization actually happen? A search does not show any active Commons Android project here.

Nicolas Raoul (talk)‎06:19, 19 June 2016

Ok. [1] finds Translating:WLMMobile (not active yet), then there is Translating:WikimediaMobile for the "official" apps.

Nemo (talk)‎07:23, 19 June 2016

WLMMobile is a completely different app, with a different purpose (see wireframes), untouched since 2014, and we don't have strings in common.

Could you please create a new project called "Commons Android app" as a sub-project of "Wikimedia Mobile Apps"? I have read https://translatewiki.net/wiki/Translating:New_project and we seem to fit :-) Thanks a lot!

Nicolas Raoul (talk)‎03:11, 20 June 2016

It would help if you created the project page.

Nemo (talk)‎05:25, 20 June 2016

I have zero idea how to create a project using Translatewiki (I usually create my projects on Crowdin.net instead), but anyway I created a new page for the project, I hope this helps: Commons Android app

Nicolas Raoul (talk)‎05:45, 20 June 2016
 

Ah, I see [1] now. It's ok to use Translating:WikimediaMobile but the page needs to contain link to repository and issue tracker, mention of the project contact, any information relevant to translation.

Nemo (talk)‎06:22, 20 June 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 

So https://github.com/nicolas-raoul/apps-android-commons the canonical repository now? Nikerabbit and Siebrand will need commit access?

When is the first release planned?

Nike (talk)‎13:02, 23 June 2016

Yes, https://github.com/nicolas-raoul/apps-android-commons is the canonical repository. @siebrand is already a committer. I have invited @yuvipanda and @Nikerabbit for committer access and I am waiting for them to accept the invitation. The app has been released already: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons I have signed a contract with WMF allowing me to use the official "Wikimedia Commons" brand name and logo.

Nicolas Raoul (talk)‎04:41, 24 June 2016

Are you waiting for any action on our side? We did everything you asked for, what is blocking? More and more users are asking us where to localize the app, and it is a shame that we have no URL to give them. Looking forward to hearing back from you soon, cheers!

Nicolas Raoul (talk)‎14:06, 7 August 2016

I have been busy. I'll try to re-check the status of this soon to get this sorted out.

Nike (talk)‎14:01, 22 August 2016

Hello Nike, we are anxiously waiting - people from all over the world are using the Commons app and there is only English version available. Can you please help? User of the app.

Vojtěch Dostál (talk)‎22:13, 16 September 2016

Hello Nike, any chance you had time to work on this? Thank you

Vojtěch Dostál (talk)‎19:39, 6 October 2016

I am very tight on time currently. I am trying to get some help via Setup of a new project.

Nike (talk)‎07:51, 12 October 2016

Can we also ask someone else for help?

Vojtěch Dostál (talk)‎14:03, 29 October 2016

Hi there! I may be able to help. It looks like the app was disabled with this changeset. If we restore it but change the repositories, we should be able to make it work, I think. I will take a look, but we will still depend on User:Nike or another TWN committer to review and merge the change.

Eloquence (talk)‎21:13, 29 October 2016

Hi Eloquence, thank you for your attention :-). It would be cool if you tried moving this a bit forward.

Vojtěch Dostál (talk)‎17:42, 5 November 2016

A changeset is now in progress here: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/c/325776/

Provided we resolve any outstanding issues, we should be able to restore translation functionality soon.

Eloquence (talk)‎14:12, 7 December 2016

Wooow, thanks for working on this :-)

Vojtěch Dostál (talk)‎21:28, 7 December 2016

There's a question/suggestion for you on which Android releases are supported.

Nemo (talk)‎20:48, 8 December 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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