17:07 <elfy> #startmeeting
17:07 <meetingology> Meeting started Thu Jul 17 17:07:35 2014 UTC.  The chair is elfy. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology.
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17:07 <elfy> seems that there's just YokoZar and me from the CC at the moment
17:08 <YokoZar> Hello
17:08 <hannie> hi elfy
17:08 <hannie> and all
17:08 <elfy> hi hannie
17:08 <howefield> hello all
17:08 <bapoumba> hello !
17:08 <elfy> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda
17:08 <elfy> forums council is first - and I know they are here :)
17:09 <elfy> so - bapoumba howefield coffeecat - how's things going there
17:09 <elfy> oops
17:09 <elfy> #topic Forum Council
17:09 <bapoumba> good from my perspective elfy
17:11 <elfy> is there anything that we can help with
17:11 <YokoZar> So the standard question I like to present at these catchups is if there's any friction between you and other teams you think could go smoother
17:11 <YokoZar> Eg if you've been waiting on something or similar
17:11 <bapoumba> we have much stuff going on
17:11 <bapoumba> but no frictions
17:11 <howefield> FC are working on quite a few topics to improve the forums which will need help form others but no friction for now
17:12 <bapoumba> as I'm new on FC, are these catch ups to resolve issues ?
17:14 <elfy> if there are any :)
17:14 <bapoumba> OK thanks :)
17:15 <YokoZar> bapoumba: They're also just a good way of finding smallish (or biggish) things that people don't bring up unless prodded
17:15 <bapoumba> well, we've been talking with the doc team
17:16 <bapoumba> they'd like some area on the forums, we're working that out with them
17:17 <hannie> That's good to know. The doc team has come to live again
17:18 <bapoumba> Hey hannie, we've been talking with Doug S and Peter
17:18 <hannie> ah, great. I follow them on their list.
17:19 <hannie> both great guys
17:19 <bapoumba> hannie, yes :)
17:19 <bapoumba> we get to know Doug better as he is active on the forums
17:19 <hannie> It is always good to see more cooperation between teams
17:20 <bapoumba> hannie, yes
17:20 <elfy> so generally everything is ok at the moment
17:21 <bapoumba> elfy, yes from me
17:21 <howefield> in the short time I have been on the FC, things haven't moved so fast, so pretty good tbh.
17:22 <elfy> indeed :)
17:23 <elfy> YokoZar: anything from you ?
17:23 <YokoZar> I'm just generally reassured.  Forums are in general a hard thing to get right.
17:24 <elfy> well I'm good with what's going on obviously
17:24 <bapoumba> YokoZar, ?
17:25 <YokoZar> bapoumba: I'm proud of our forums.  Most web forums are not something I'd be proud of ;)
17:25 <bapoumba> :)
17:25 <bapoumba> thanks
17:25 <howefield> that's really good to hear.
17:26 <bapoumba> YokoZar, we'll pass it on to the moderation team if you do not mind
17:26 <YokoZar> Of course.
17:28 <bapoumba> YokoZar, I see you used to post there :)
17:28 <elfy> I will add that we appear to have got a good working relationship going with IS now generally - which was in the past something the FC has needed help with
17:29 <elfy> we certainly don't feel quite like the red-headed step child so much now
17:30 <hannie> What's IS?
17:30 <bapoumba> elfy, that was from the past past
17:30 <elfy> indeed
17:31 <elfy> ok - if there's nothing else we can move on I think
17:31 <elfy> anything from FC ?
17:31 <bapoumba> not from me, thanks for the kind words YokoZar
17:32 <YokoZar> Thank you FC
17:32 <howefield> thanks elfy
17:32 <howefield> and YokoZar
17:33 <coffeecat> thanks
17:35 <elfy> thanks all
17:35 <bapoumba> thanks elfy
17:35 <elfy> # Topic Translations team
17:36 <elfy> so - is there anyone here from the translations team ?
17:36 <hannie> yes, but I think I am the only one
17:36 <hannie> That is, I am from Ubuntu Dutch translators
17:37 <elfy> hi hannie - good to see you again :)
17:37 <hannie> There is no such thing as a Translations team, as far as I know. Only local teams
17:37 <hannie> hey elfy, yes, it's a long time since we last spoke to each other
17:37 <elfy> yes understood, though I was under the impression there was at least a mailing list for translations
17:38 <hannie> yes, the mailing list is the form of communication between local teams
17:38 <elfy> ok - so the invitation we sent was a general one to the list :)
17:38 <hannie> It is a good means to make contact with others about translations issues
17:39 <hannie> yes, there is not really a translators coordinator. In the past it was David Planella
17:39 <elfy> hannie: so generally as far as you know - all is well?
17:39 <elfy> I'd guess that he still is
17:40 <YokoZar> Are translations something that need active coordination these days?
17:40 <hannie> yes, the gui of the Ubuntu Desktop (Trusty) is translated in many languages
17:40 <hannie> No, David has moved on to the ubuntu os for cellphones
17:40 <YokoZar> What I mean is that I think we've automated/routineized most of the translations infrastructure, and I think bootstrapped most languages with at least small translation teams to get started
17:41 <YokoZar> *made routine
17:41 <YokoZar> "by translation teams" I mean volunteers like you of course
17:42 <hannie> We use Launchpad to translate. All  the ubuntu packages are placed there to be translated in many different languages.
17:43 <hannie> Local translation teams usually work on their own, but they communicate via the translators mailing list
17:43 <hannie> I think this is a good structure. No complaints from my side, except that Lauchpad keeps on giving us headaches
17:44 <hannie> It very often produces errors while saving to LP
17:45 <hannie> We have filed bugs in the past, but to no avail. I guess we have to learn to live with those errors
17:45 <elfy> hannie: was just about to ask that
17:46 <hannie> Ok. But in general, like I said, it works fine as is
17:48 <hannie> elfy, if there are no questions on translations, I think this is what I had to say. It is a pity there are not more translators here
17:49 <YokoZar> You're not the only part of the project to complain about Launchpad :)
17:49 <YokoZar> Thank you though
17:49 <elfy> indeed
17:49 <elfy> thanks for your time hannie
17:49 <hannie> ah, good to know (
17:49 <hannie> ok, everyone, see you all next time
17:49 <hannie> thanks elfy, for being chair
17:49 <elfy> bye hannie
17:50 <elfy> YokoZar: unless there's anything else I guess we can wrap that up
17:52 <elfy> #endmeeting