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Summary:
167fcca439 WEB: Add news for translations website


Commit: 167fcca439b5c79cd1aa2dfdfa714437db572e2b
    https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm-web/commit/167fcca439b5c79cd1aa2dfdfa714437db572e2b
Author: Thierry Crozat (criezy at scummvm.org)
Date: 2016-11-27T20:26:36Z

Commit Message:
WEB: Add news for translations website

Changed paths:
  A data/news/20161127.xml

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+<NAME>The ScummVM project has a new Translations site</NAME>
+	<DATE>Nov 27, 2016</DATE>
+	<AUTHOR>criezy</AUTHOR>
+<BODY>
+
+<p>
+	<img src="https://translations.scummvm.org/widgets/scummvm/-/287x66-white.png" alt="Translation status" align="middle" />
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	Until now, translating the ScummVM software was not straightforward. Contributors had
+	to get the translations template file to their computer, update the translation using a
+	dedicated application, and then propose the updated translation to the ScummVM team
+	using a <a href="https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-pull-request/">Pull Request</a>
+	or <a href="https://bugs.scummvm.org/">our bug tracker</a>. The ScummVM team
+	itself also had some manual tasks to perform, such as updating the translation templates
+from the source code when needed or rebuilding the binary translation file after receiving a
+translator’s contribution.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	All this belongs to the past. Now, thanks to our new
+	<a href="https://translations.scummvm.org/">translations website</a>, powered by
+	<a href="https://weblate.org/">Weblate</a>, updating the translations is easier and more
+	comfortable than ever before. Translation templates are updated automatically when needed,
+	and so is the binary translation data file. Translators now just have to translate. That's it. The
+	website also helps translators by performing automated quality checks and suggesting
+	(machine) translations.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+	Finally, the new site also adds a community aspect to translations, enabling users to vote for
+	suggested translations and even make their own suggestions. Anybody can view the
+	translations, but you will need to log in to make suggestions, comment, and vote. You can
+	log in using your GitHub or Facebook account, or by creating an account on the website. You
+	will still need to contact us if you want to contribute further (for example to start a new
+	translation or help on an existing one), as we will need to grant you access to the Translators
+	group. Unlike regular users, translators can accept or reject suggestions and modify
+	translations directly. Contact us by visiting the #scummvm IRC channel on irc.freenode.net or
+	by sending an email to
+	<a href="mailto:translation at scummvm.org">translation at scummvm.org</a> if you are
+	interested in becoming an official translator. Otherwise, head over to
+	<a href="https://translations.scummvm.org/">https://translations.scummvm.org/</a> now,
+	and help us make ScummVM accessible to everyone.
+</p>
+
+</BODY>



