OpenSolaris i18n Development

Look through this page and find out what's happening in i18n development front in the OpenSolaris community and how can you contribute to make OpenSolaris global experience truly world class.

• ­­How can I contribute to the i18n community?
• How do I file a bug?
• How do I fix a bug?
• How do I start a new i18n project for OpenSolaris

How can I contribute to the i18n community?

• First, read the general OpenSolaris contribution instructions.
• Find out about what we have planned for OpenSolaris future releases.
  • Projects for OpenSolaris 2009.04
  • Projects for OpenSolaris 2009.10
  • Projects for OpenSolaris 2010.04
• If you have an idea for a project, which is not reflected in the above lists, please add it to new i18n project wish list.
• Hang out one or more of the i18n discussion groups depending on what you are interested in-- the i18n: discuss group is a good starting point. You can subscribe to any of the discussion groups and have message postings sent to your email address or set up an RSS feed.

How do I file a bug?

• Please refer to this page on how to file a bug.

How do I fix a bug?

• Find a bug that you want to fix. If you're new to the Solaris code-base, we suggest you search for bugs with the oss-bite-size keyword. To find out about specific bugs for a particular i18n project, send out a request to the project's discuss group.
• Send an email to request dash sponsor at opensolaris dot org. Note in the subject that the bug in question is a <i18n Project> bug.
• Work with your sponsor on the bug-fix process.
• Generate a codereview.

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How do I start a new i18n project for OpenSolaris?

The following instructions are based on the more detailed OGB Project Instantiation page .

1. Decide on New Project Idea

 For i18n, see the OpenSolaris i18n Developers Wish List for i18n software project ideas or talk to the i18n community core contributors for advice.

2. Create Project Proposal and Send it to Sponsoring Community Discussion List for Approval

• Short Synopsis
• List of Community Groups
• List of Participants and Proposed Project Leader (with OpenSolaris IDs)
• A One-Paragraph Description of the Project
• List of Related Ongoing or Proposed Projects

3. Wait for Sponsoring Community Leaders to Vote on Proposal

• A i18n Community core contributor  will set a timeout for the voting which is no less than 72 hours as per the OpenSolaris constitution
• The voting process used for initiating new projects is described in the OpenSolaris Constitution Community Group Voting Procedures

4a. If Approved, the Project Team Should:

• Wait for project page and discussion list to be created by the OpenSolaris Resource Administrator
  • For the i18n Community, a core contributor will let you know the project is approved and will send a project creation request to the OpenSolaris Resource Administrator
  • Once the project page is created, the core contributor will alert the project team
• Update the project page (while in hidden mode) and do the following once it is ready:
  • Send a message to the OpenSolaris Resource Administrator  asking for the page to be made live (link it to the OpenSolaris Projects page )
  • Send a message to the sponsoring community to let them know the project is live
  • Announce their project to the opensolaris dash announce at opensolaris dot org mail list
• Begin working on project (pointer to how to run a project?)

4b. If Not Approved

• Rework proposal based on feedback and resubmit it, OR
• Come up with new project idea