[geeklog-devel] Re: You language file (fwd)
Tony Bibbs
tony at tonybibbs.com
Fri Feb 21 12:06:49 EST 2003
Ok, I guess this will work OK after all...
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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 21:07:11 +0100
From: Wojciech Zielinski <voyteck at caffe.com.pl>
To: Tony Bibbs <tony at tonybibbs.com>
Subject: Re: You language file
Uz.ytkownik Tony Bibbs napisa?:
> Even if you have a dedicated website, that site can call the script
> directly. So I don't see that as a problem.
>
> However, and I don't mean this as criticism, I don't agree at all with the
> notion of having to pay to make translations with your package. Don't get
> me wrong, I am all for making money and if that is your aim then more
> power to you. To be sure I am clear, the implication is that at some
> point in the future, any PHP project using your translation class would
> have to pay for using it, right?
>
> If I am right, this is a deal breaker for me and I would not be interested
> in persuing this further. Again, don't take that personal. It would mean
> that we disagree philisophically on this (which is OK). I'll continue
> with my input below just in case I have misinterpreted your statements.
You took it worngly. The Translation class will always be free and using
it will always be off-charge. The only thing I am _thinking_only_ now is
to create a payable website, that will help in translating the large
projects by using the Translation class.
Imagine the situation you are the company that is hosting the large
website and needs to add another language to that website. They can use
the Translation class - they can hire some programmers, that will
convert the whole PHP (or even HTML) code to the Translation-using code.
They will have to pay them for some automatic work, that will look like
they are getting all the visible strings (in case of PHP e.g. strings
enclosed by "" and that are paraeters to printf() or echo methods) and
changing them to proper tr->gstr() calls. And this work must be done on
e.g. 100-1000 pages (scripts).
My intention is to make a website, on which this company may upload
their scripts and they will be parsed by some engine, which will result
the scripts with proper tr->gstr() calls and proper SQL scripts (or XML
files) that will update the DB with correct strings.
And the only chargeable tjing is making such scripts - in fact making
something, that would need much autoamtic work.
And - about the Translation class - anybody will always be able to use
it _without_any_charge_ - so the OpenSource philosophy will not be
forgotten :)
Besides - I think the money this will be able to make will be only
sufficient enough to maintain some website especially dedicated for
Translation - I do not think it's gona be some large money :)
If you're still interested - please let me know and we'll continue the
development :)
Regards
Voyteck
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