January 2026 - OpenStack-I18n - lists.openstack.org

[i18n][Weblate] Current Migration Status Wiki Page with Access Review
by Ian Y. Choi 28 Jan '26

28 Jan '26

Hello all, As many of you know, the i18n SIG has been working on the migration from Zanata to Weblate with contributions from Seongsoo and many community members, including tooling and process work as documented on our migration wiki page. - https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/I18nTeam/Migration-to-weblate This has been an important and ongoing effort for our translation workflow with open communication. Following recent discussions regarding Weblate configuration [1], it has come to my attention that some administrative actions were taken privately, without visibility to other reviewers or co-admins. While the intent was operational alignment, this does not fully align with our open principles. To ensure proper management of administrative access and to re-establish transparency to move forward, I plan to take the following actions: 1. Revoke all existing Weblate administrator privileges so we can review and reassign them in a transparent and collaborative manner. 2. Conduct a full review of Weblate permissions considering roles such as translators, reviewers, language coordinators, core reviewers, infra team, supporters, and Weblate staffs to ensure balanced visibility, accountability, and continuity across ongoing i18n activities. Note that this is aligning with recent security-driven activities and infrastructure-related changes relevant to our environment [2]. I appreciate the community’s understanding and the continued efforts toward a successful and stable completion of the Weblate migration. I welcome feedback from the community and will share the updated access plan once the review is completed. /Ian [1] https://lists.openstack.org/archives/list/openstack-i18n@lists.openstack.or… [2] https://lists.opendev.org/archives/list/service-announce@lists.opendev.org/…

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Fwd: [OpenStack Weblate] Unexpected restoration of all language sets after manual cleanup and reconfiguration [Ticket#2012540]
by Seongsoo Cho 28 Jan '26

28 Jan '26

Hi i18n Team, During the October 2025 PTG, there was a discussion about synchronizing language settings between Weblate and Zanata, and a proposal was made to turn off Weblate’s automatic language synchronization in order to align with the languages configured in Zanata. [1] Following that discussion, on January 27, 2026, I sent a request to the Weblate team asking them to disable this automatic language update feature. To share this context, I am forwarding the full email content here. Please note that the initial inquiry was submitted through the Weblate website’s help desk, so that initial message does not appear in the forwarded email chain. Additionally, as Ian Y. Choi pointed out on the i18n IRC channel[2], the communication with the Weblate staff was handled privately. I would like to apologize to the entire community for not fully aligning with our open communication practices. Going forward, I will ensure that all related discussions follow the OpenStack Community’s “4 Opens” principles. Thank you. Seongsoo Cho [1] https://etherpad.opendev.org/p/oct2025-ptg-i18n [2] https://meetings.opendev.org/irclogs/%23openstack-i18n/%23openstack-i18n.20… ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Michal Čihař via Weblate Care <care(a)weblate.org> Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 10:15 PM Subject: RE: [OpenStack Weblate] Unexpected restoration of all language sets after manual cleanup and reconfiguration [Ticket#2012540] To: <ppiyakk2(a)printf.kr> Hello Seongsoo, I've just disabled the language definitions updates for your Weblate server. Best regards, Michal -- Weblate -- You can follow us on Mastodon! https://fosstodon.org/@weblate

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Re: Issue with Zanata confirmation emails for new Persian translators
by Ian Y. Choi 08 Jan '26

08 Jan '26

Hi Hamid, It would be helpful if you could provide that user’s Zanata ID, name, and e-mail address so that further checks can be performed. (Note that I am copying to openstack-i18n mailing list for visibility - no need to share privacy information via public mailing list) Please note that our translate.openstack.org is based on Zanata, a deprecated open source project that is no longer actively maintained, so a complete resolution unfortunately cannot be guaranteed. Thank you very much for your understanding and for bringing this issue to our attention. Thank you, /Ian On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM Hamid Lotfi <hamid.lotfi(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear Ian, > > I hope this email finds you well. > > I am writing to report an issue regarding the Persian (Farsi) translation team. Recently, we have noticed that new contributors attempting to join the team are facing a problem: they are not receiving the account confirmation emails from Zanata. > > This is preventing them from verifying their accounts and starting their translation work. > > Could you please investigate this issue or guide us on the necessary steps to resolve it? > > Thank you for your time and assistance. > > Best regards, > > Hamid Lotfi > >

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