From: Mathieu Blondel <mblondel@...>
Date: 2007-03-01T03:02:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Latest Update to RHG --

Charles Thornton wrote:
>
> 1) The primary reason is that the Ruby Forge  Project is stalled -- 
> They have indicated that they are not actively continuing with 
> translation.
I am pretty sure that if you had asked the project administrator for a 
subversion access, he would have granted you one.
> 2) I do not merge Machine Translations and their "Quality" Translations!!
That is a good thing. Sorry, my mistake then.
> 3) I have been the only active person I know that has made a 
> continuing effort to complete this project.
Same answer as for 1)
> 4) Since I do not speak Japanese, I must research each sub-topic or 
> heading and write down the results. The machine
>    translation give some clues, but it generally it is my prose.
Well, then you are writing your own book. It is not a translation anymore.
>
>       4) Feel Free to be as critical as you wish -- TO OFFEND ME you 
> must have a unique and massive vocabulary,
>            bring friends and lunch ;-) ;-) !
Nobody wants to offend you. I was just asking the reasons for starting a 
separate project. I am still thinking it would have been a better idea 
if the two translation efforts had joined their forces.

Mathieu