Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Arabic Translation - savannah.gnu.org

[Sylvain Beucler]

Hi,

I have approved your project.  You will receive an automated e-mail
containing detailed information about the approval.

Regards,

-- 
Sylvain

On Sat, Dec 11, 2004 at 01:48:02AM +0200, Hossam Hossny wrote:
> Oh, never noticed that part of the email.
> 
> Actually the project does not involve with a source code or anything
> similar.
> The idea is that I wanted to translate the GNU website into Arabic, so I
> contacted the reponsible party who asked me to proceed and register the
> project in savannah so I can start. I have already a team of computer
> science/engineers that are willing to help in the translation but we do need
> a platform to start at.
> 
> I believe this platform is savannah.
> 
> Regards,
> Hossam
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Sylvain Beucler [mailto:address@hidden 
> >Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 11:38 PM
> >To: Hossam Hossny
> >Cc: address@hidden
> >Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Arabic 
> >Translation - savannah.gnu.org
> >
> >
> >On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 08:10:00PM +0200, Hossam Hossny wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> 
> >> It's been a weak now since I last heard from you about the status of 
> >> the project.
> >
> >Indeed, and I am waiting for a reply from you; you can see 
> >below that I asked you whether you ask some code for us to 
> >review against legal issues.
> >
> >Please read that part and reply to me :)
> >
> >-- 
> >Sylvain
> >
> >> Attached below is an email I received from gnu.org concerning making 
> >> the arabic translation project in savannah.
> >> 
> >> Please let me know.
> >> 
> >> Regards,
> >> Hossam
> >> 
> >> >Subject: [gnu.org #216225] Arabic translation
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hossam and Jalal,
> >> >both you are willing to make a translation of gnu.org into
> >> >arabic. Please, could you join your efforts and work as a 
> >> >team? If you create an account under savannah.gnu.org, then 
> >> >you can ask for a new project to coordinate your work.
> >> >
> >> >Best regards and welcome aboard!
> >> >/alexm
> >> >
> >> 
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Sylvain Beucler [mailto:address@hidden
> >> >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 6:48 PM
> >> >To: address@hidden
> >> >Cc: address@hidden
> >> >Subject: Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Arabic 
> >> >Translation - savannah.gnu.org
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Hi,
> >> >
> >> >I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.
> >> >
> >> >> Hossam Hossny <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> >> >> License: gpl
> >> >> Other License:
> >> >> Package: Arabic Translation
> >> >> System name: arabic
> >> >> Type: GNU
> >> >> 
> >> >> Description:
> >> >> This project is dedicated to translate information of GNU 
> >projects,
> >> >> including GNU website into Arabic, the mother tongue of more 
> >> >than 300
> >> >> million people in the middle east. Letting Arabic readers 
> >know more
> >> >> about GNU project and its philosophy...
> >> >
> >> >Please reply and include an (perhaps temporary) URL pointing
> >> >to the source code or translated materials.  The description 
> >> >you gave when registering will not be read by the general 
> >> >public.  If you are still concerned with privacy, however, you 
> >> >can forward the code to me by email (address@hidden).
> >> >
> >> >We wish to review your source code, even if it is not
> >> >functional, to catch potential legal issues early.
> >> >
> >> >For example, to release your program properly under the GPL
> >> >you must include a copyright notice and permission-to-copy 
> >> >statements at the beginning of every file of source code.  
> >> >This is explained in 
> >> >http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.  Our review would 
> >> >help catch potential omissions such as these.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >If you are willing to make the changes mentioned above, please
> >> >provide us with an URL to an updated tarball of your project.  
> >> >Upon review, we will reconsider your project for inclusion 
> >in Savannah.
> >> >
> >> >Regards,