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

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

On 17/2/2019 9:47 PM, dcp wrote:
> > On Feb 17, 2019, at 9:23 PM, Stephen Lee <sl-tlug@example.com> wrote:
> > I agree for the most part.  These kind of requests also seem to show an
> > attitude that translation is not a professional endeavour, that it can
> > be done by just anybody who volunteers, and a professional translation
> > is not worth it.
>
> Yes, and the fact that they’re asking people who aren’t native Japanese speakers to translate into Japanese suggests either that they’re not concerned about quality or that they don’t know there are good reasons why real translators generally translate only into their native language.


Hmmmm, perhaps the translation by volunteers is just a 
"first pass", to reduce the work of paid staff later?  This 
happens and not just for translation...

Ray