Re: [tlug] Raspberry Pi translation team looking for Japanese translator

[Furkan Mustafa <furkan@example.com>]

On 2019-02-17 18:11, Curt Sampson wrote:
> On 2019-02-17 16:24 +0900 (Sun), Furkan Mustafa wrote:
>
> > Hmm.. To me, it looks like they ask for free work.
> > I don't get why such a profession would be unpaid.
>
> Dude, it's pretty normal for charities to solicit unpaid volunteer
> work. You may be the kind of person who says "I will never give to
> charity and I don't understand why anybody would," but a lot of us out
> here, especially open source users and advocates, don't think that way.

I know the Raspberry Pi Foundation is legally a "Charity". But I
believe it is very very commercial.

They are basicly selling the devices and looking for profit.

There is even this dirty issue => 
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=149426

Their brand new shiny hipster ~~Apple~~, *coughs*, Raspberry-Pi store is
also looking quite good. I like it.

Seriously, while criticizing some parts, I'm mostly okay with their
business model. I'm only not okay in general asking for volunteer work.
Except when it's really charity, where everybody is volunteering.
A relatively low payment (minimum wage) would be okay IMO considering
the case.

Although, I don't know their internals very much, a slightly deeper
research might prove me wrong. It'd be better if they explain why they
are not going to pay for it, on the page where they ask volunteer work.

Furkan Mustafa
https://rainlab.co.jp