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Notes https://etherpad.mozilla.org/webmakerlocalization

Goal: 2K

2,000 active localization contributors by Dec 31. We will ship 600 new localization contributors in Q4. This means growing the number of active MoFo localization contributors from 1,355 (Sep 15) to 2,000 by end of Dec.

Fun fact: localization is our 2nd largest source of contributors right now. It's a quiet powerhouse for 10K!
BUT: we aren't really resourcing it right now. It needs focus and champions.
If we succeed: localization will account for 20% of our 2014 goal. Rawr!

Strategy

Growth. Push Webmaker to top of Transifex again. 90% of our localizers come from the Transifex community.
Re-activation. Re-engage dormant localizers. People who were active localizers, but aren't any longer.
Overlap. Focus on layering localization in as an explicit part of other campaigns and things we're already doing.
- (e.g., MozFest, Fall campaign, Lat Am train the trainer, etc.)

Challenges

Lack of a champion. Aali was rocking this file, but then needed to focus on other things. Need to distribute that knowledge. (e.g., Aali training others to step up)
The new /resources section is hard to localize. It links out to a bunch of third-party pages that we can't localize. So Transifex alone won't really work for it.
Not where we want to be on right-to-left. We made progress on RTL -- but more is needed.

Tactics

Language completion. Need to engage with the community to push toward full language completion.
Comms. Spread the word about localization work
- blog post. announcing our goal and plans.
- localization events
- send Transifex announcements
- Join IRC on Mozilla Network for locales we want to focus on
Training. Share knowledge around Transifex / best practises. Spread what's in Aali's head.
RTL. Finish Right-To-Left. Make sure they're implemented on all apps and pages.
QA. Do QA on all pages. Ensure all strings are uploaded to Transifex
User testing. Do more user-testing on localized pages to see our translation process.

Process improvements:

Answer questions in Transifex from users related to strings
Talk to people in Mozilla's irc channels to keep people active
Change roles for translators (e.g., make reviewer)
Manage languages (add new)
Co-ordinate with devops for shipping new languages.
Manage github repos and Transifex for automatic resource syncing
Uploading new resource files
Communicating with Transifex support (e.g., spam)
Communicating with Transifex translators (e.g., "New resource added, please translate...")

Training

Localization Bootcamp: Transifex training for Webmaker developers

WHEN:
WHERE:
HOW:
Hands-on training. Similar to GitClub.
Training topics:

how to navigate Transifex
what's needed to make a language live
the process for adding new pages to the site. (and what that means for fully translated languages already on the site)
localizing content, not just words
open to all

Roadmap

(tickets coming soon)

[sep19]

Ship blog post: "Localization for 10K"
Research and demo Transifex Live for Webmaker
Schedule Transifex Bootcamp training
Update our plan on the wiki: <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Localization">https://wiki.mozilla.org/Webmaker/Localization</a>

[oct3]

Document localization requirements for MozFest
Document localization requirements for Fall Campaign (if any)
- needinfo: Geoff
Document localization requirements for Lat Am "train the trainer" events (if any)
- needinfo: Michelle

[oct17]

Localization file is prepped and ready for MozFest
- (if we're doing anything special for MozFest -- maybe we aren't)

Webmaker/Localization