Re: [PATCH v2] docs: zh_TW: process: localize terminologies and improve fluency in 8.Conclusion

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Hi Weijie,

> I suspect that some contributors would run the get_maintainers.pl script
> or b4 prep --auto-to-cc, so they did not cc Alex, as they didn't know
> the current situation. Because I noticed that for both two versions,
> Chen-yu didn't cc Alex or Dongliang or Yanteng. Am I right, @Chen-yu? ;-)

Yes, exactly. For both v1 and v2 I ran get_maintainer.pl, which only
lists Hu Haowen and the mailing lists for zh_TW files, so Alex and the
zh_CN team were never on cc.

> Given that this document has not been maintained for ~2 years and these
> patches to the terminology actually don't have much significance, it
> might be more appropriate to directly declare the status of Traditional
> Chinese as "Orphan" provisionally for now, and remove it directly in the
> near future, until Hao Wen's return and opinion. Or maybe, waiting for a
> new good soul to take over, which is unpredictable.

Before it comes to that: I would like to step up and help carry zh_TW
forward. I am a native zh_TW speaker from Taiwan, and I understand
this means staying with it, not a one-off effort.

Dongliang, since you kindly offered to help review zh_TW patches:
would you be open to doing this together -- either as co-maintainers,
or with me listed as a reviewer (R:) first if that is a more
reasonable starting point for a newcomer?

> > To avoid scattering our efforts, I suggest we minimize fragmentation
> > as much as possible. When it comes to technical documentation
> > translation, not literary translation, a straightforward, unadorned,
> > and free from misunderstandings is the best translation and easy to
> > maintain. Let's keep thing simple, unless sth is really necessary.

Alex, I think this concern is fair, and I have no intention of
forking the translation effort. The scope I have in mind is
deliberately narrow: keep zh_TW aligned with zh_CN in structure and
coverage, and localize only where terminology genuinely differs
(e.g. 軟體 vs 软件, 介面 vs 接口) -- exactly the kind of differences
you mentioned. Plain, accurate technical translation, no literary
rewriting.

Weijie, as a first concrete step I will prepare a terminology series
(rather than one-word-at-a-time patches, as you suggested) covering
the existing process/ documents, and use it to build a small glossary
that future patches and reviews can follow.

Jon, if this direction sounds acceptable, I am happy to send a
MAINTAINERS patch once the details are settled in this thread.

Thanks,
Chen-Yu