This section of the wiki explains how the translation process works for translators, developers, and those who manage it all. The process is currently managed by emmapeel @ tpo. We rely on an army of volunteer translators and we **thank them for their work**!
This section of the wiki explains how the translation process works for translators, developers, and those who manage it all. The process is currently managed by emmapeel @ tpo. We rely on an army of volunteer translators and we **thank them for their work**!
== Workflow ==
## Workflow
What follows is a short summary of the translation workflow for existing resources. Instructions on how to add a new translation resource can be found further down on this page.
What follows is a short summary of the translation workflow for existing resources. Instructions on how to add a new translation resource can be found further down on this page.
* Users translate our resources on [https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/torproject/ Transifex]
* Users translate our resources on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/torproject/)
* Each translation resource has its own branch in the [https://gitweb.torproject.org/translation.git translation] repository
* Each translation resource has its own branch in the [translation](https://gitweb.torproject.org/translation.git) repository
* A [https://gitweb.torproject.org/translation-tools.git/tree/update_translations cronjob] will pull new and updated translations from Transifex and add them to the translation repository
* A [cronjob](https://gitweb.torproject.org/translation-tools.git/tree/update_translations) will pull new and updated translations from Transifex and add them to the translation repository
* Developers clone the translation repository, check out branches, validate the translations, and include them in new releases
* Developers clone the translation repository, check out branches, validate the translations, and include them in new releases
== More information ==
## More information
* Ideas on [[translation/ideas|how to improve the translations and reviews]].
* Ideas on [[translation/ideas|how to improve the translations and reviews]].
* For translators: [https://community.torproject.org/localization/becoming-tor-translator/ How to become translator] - [[translation/rules|Translators best practices and rules]]
* For translators: [How to become translator](https://community.torproject.org/localization/becoming-tor-translator/) - [[translation/rules|Translators best practices and rules]]
* For [[translation/developers|developers]]
* For [[translation/developers|developers]]
* For the [[l10n coordinator|those who manage the translation process]]
* For the [[l10n coordinator|those who manage the translation process]]
