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Hey, I'm the co-lead developer of Signal. We're looking for help with translations, help us out to bring Signal to as many people as possible: https://www.tran

Hey, I'm the co-lead developer of Signal. We're looking for help with translations, help us out to bring Signal to as many people as possible: https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/signal-ios/ https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/signal-ios/ We also pay per commit if you want to help on Open Whisper Systems projects: http://bithub.whispersystems.org/ http://bithub.whispersystems.org/

dm2 12y ago
These seem like incredibly generous payments for such small commits... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/4657891ac2dc5413425316197c8ffdb83f628675 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/ecb6b1cca6c51d0d7db692d333426cc82ff19e59 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/e16cc6d53a6c5c70c6476cc5544a2896f4a86ca4 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/... I was going to donate today, but it seems like the donations are being wasted. I work hard for my money and if my donations go towards a trivial (and arguably unnecessary) 2 line CSS change that would really piss me off. Can we donate only to certain apps? I want to see TextSecure for iOS out as soon as possible, I couldn't care less about CSS changes on your website or escaping some readme file.
- heavenlyhash 12y ago
  It seems reasonable to me. Good documentation is a critical part of a project's success. It's hard and valuable work. And think of it in terms of replacement cost. What would it take for all of these changes to be made by core developers instaed? Every moment we have the core developers working on the crypto while a supportive community takes part in documentation -- at a rate far, far lower per hour rate than I imagine the core developers would value their time if they were contractors -- is a net win, in my figuring.
- halon 12y ago
  I am also one of the core devs. Actually, none of the Bithub donations go close to being a working wage for any programmer actively working on the repository. We either get paid by grants or are volunteer. Asking us to micromanage Bithub grants for one or two off contributors would only be more work. We went with a "worse is better" strategy with the goal of encouraging people to regularly commit in however they feel comfortable. It's an experiment that we've been pleased with and if you would rather donate to a dev individually just look at who the top contributors are and reach out. We appreciate any support from PRs to Bitcoin to press.
  - dm2 12y ago
    Fair enough, thank you very much for working on such an awesome and important project. After looking at that specific developers commit history it seems like he does commit a ton all over the place, these were just the last few and immediately drew my attention.
    - halon 12y ago
      Yes, she is one of our 2 core Web client developers, along with one of the 2 core website maintainers, and does a lot of the docs! I would merge a request with a smiley for Bitcoin for all the work she does.
- EGreg 12y ago
  How do I set up a similar system with BitHub rewards for commits? I would like to put $100 towards it and see whether it would be worthwhile to continue.
  - dm2 12y ago
    This should be all you need: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/BitHub https://github.com/WhisperSystems/BitHub I haven't tried it and have no affiliation with it, just saw that the repo is there.
aeontech 12y ago
If you approve russian translation request, I'll be happy to help
- StavrosK 12y ago
  I'd also be happy to give Greek a stab.
- synergies 12y ago
  I can help with Russian as well.
atmosx 12y ago
I can help with the Greek translation along with StavrosK. Created my account at Transifex today, but have to get some sleep now. Will get in contact tomorrow, if you can create a GR version/repo.
rahimnathwani 12y ago
How do I translate the app to Simplified Chinese? I visited the link, but Chinese wasn't in the list of languages I could choose to translate. I added a 'request' for it to the list. Will I be notified when the request is approved and I can start translating strings?

dm2 12y ago

These seem like incredibly generous payments for such small commits... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/4657891ac2dc5413425316197c8ffdb83f628675 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/ecb6b1cca6c51d0d7db692d333426cc82ff19e59 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/... https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/e16cc6d53a6c5c70c6476cc5544a2896f4a86ca4 https://github.com/WhisperSystems/whispersystems.org/commit/... I was going to donate today, but it seems like the donations are being wasted. I work hard for my money and if my donations go towards a trivial (and arguably unnecessary) 2 line CSS change that would really piss me off. Can we donate only to certain apps? I want to see TextSecure for iOS out as soon as possible, I couldn't care less about CSS changes on your website or escaping some readme file.

heavenlyhash 12y ago
It seems reasonable to me. Good documentation is a critical part of a project's success. It's hard and valuable work. And think of it in terms of replacement cost. What would it take for all of these changes to be made by core developers instaed? Every moment we have the core developers working on the crypto while a supportive community takes part in documentation -- at a rate far, far lower per hour rate than I imagine the core developers would value their time if they were contractors -- is a net win, in my figuring.
halon 12y ago
I am also one of the core devs. Actually, none of the Bithub donations go close to being a working wage for any programmer actively working on the repository. We either get paid by grants or are volunteer. Asking us to micromanage Bithub grants for one or two off contributors would only be more work. We went with a "worse is better" strategy with the goal of encouraging people to regularly commit in however they feel comfortable. It's an experiment that we've been pleased with and if you would rather donate to a dev individually just look at who the top contributors are and reach out. We appreciate any support from PRs to Bitcoin to press.
- dm2 12y ago
  Fair enough, thank you very much for working on such an awesome and important project. After looking at that specific developers commit history it seems like he does commit a ton all over the place, these were just the last few and immediately drew my attention.
  - halon 12y ago
    Yes, she is one of our 2 core Web client developers, along with one of the 2 core website maintainers, and does a lot of the docs! I would merge a request with a smiley for Bitcoin for all the work she does.
EGreg 12y ago
How do I set up a similar system with BitHub rewards for commits? I would like to put $100 towards it and see whether it would be worthwhile to continue.
- dm2 12y ago
  This should be all you need: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/BitHub https://github.com/WhisperSystems/BitHub I haven't tried it and have no affiliation with it, just saw that the repo is there.

aeontech 12y ago

If you approve russian translation request, I'll be happy to help

StavrosK 12y ago
I'd also be happy to give Greek a stab.
synergies 12y ago
I can help with Russian as well.

atmosx 12y ago

I can help with the Greek translation along with StavrosK. Created my account at Transifex today, but have to get some sleep now. Will get in contact tomorrow, if you can create a GR version/repo.

rahimnathwani 12y ago

How do I translate the app to Simplified Chinese? I visited the link, but Chinese wasn't in the list of languages I could choose to translate. I added a 'request' for it to the list. Will I be notified when the request is approved and I can start translating strings?