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I'd be lead by how the people working in the space want to organize, but...

Seems like SIG would be a good fit as I18N is extremely cross project,
presumably everything has text output even if it's just logging and
not enduser focused.

my 2¢
-Jon

On Fri, Sep 06, 2019 at 11:36:38AM +0200, Thierry Carrez wrote:
:Hi!
:
:The I18n project team had no PTL candidates for Ussuri, so the TC needs to
:decide what to do with it. It just happens that Ian kindly volunteered to be
:an election official, and therefore could not technically run for I18n PTL.
:So if Ian is still up for taking it, we could just go and appoint him.
:
:That said, I18n evolved a lot, to the point where it might fit the SIG
:profile better than the project team profile.
:
:As a reminder, project teams are responsible for producing
:OpenStack-the-software, and since they are all integral in the production of
:the software that we want to release on a time-based schedule, they come with
:a number of mandatory tasks (like designating a PTL every 6 months).
:
:SIGs (special interest groups) are OpenStack teams that work on a mission
:that is not directly producing a piece of the OpenStack release. SIG members
:are bound by their mission, rather than by a specific OpenStack release
:deliverable. There is no mandatory task, as it is OK if the group goes
:dormant for a while.
:
:The I18n team regroups translators, with an interest of making OpenStack (in
:general, not just the software) more accessible to non-English speakers. They
:currently try to translate the OpenStack user survey, the Horizon dashboard
:messages, and key documentation.
:
:It could still continue as a project team (since it still produces Horizon
:translations), but I'd argue that at this point it is not what defines them.
:The fact that they are translators is what defines them, which IMHO makes
:them fit the SIG profile better than the project team profile. They can
:totally continue proposing translation files for Horizon as a I18n SIG, so
:there would be no technical difference. Just less mandatory tasks for the
:team.
:
:Thoughts ?
:
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:Thierry Carrez (ttx)
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