Make a new team from scratch (Argentine Spanish)

[Eloy Cuadra]

El miércoles, 19 de marzo de 2025, Albert Astals Cid escribió:
> El diumenge, 9 de març del 2025, a les 17:40:39 (Hora estàndard d’Europa
> central), Alejo Fernandez va escriure:
> > Hello!
> 
> Hello, sorry it took this much time to answer.
> 
> > I am pleased to tell you that I would like to form a new team of KDE
> > translators. I have already contacted Eley Cuadra to create a "variant".
> > However, he told me that the best thing would be to create a new team from
> > scratch. I would like to apply for that position. I am translating Trinity
> > Desktop Environment and have translated Q4OS to es_AR.
> 
> Can you briefly explain what is your plan for this translation?
> 
> We have lived for 30 years without the need of forking the Spanish
> translation so I am interested in knowing why it is needed now.

Honestly, I don't know either. I told Alejo that I could understand his 
wanting to adapt the existing translations to the Argentine variant, 
especially regarding the use of tenses and the voseo (that is commomplace in 
Argentina). I told him he had two options: start from scratch or use the 
existing Spanish translations to adapt them to the Argentine variant, which is 
much easier. I think he misinterpreted my answer, since at no point did I tell 
him that the best option was to start from scratch. In any case, I haven't 
heard from him since.

If he wanted to move forward, I think the ideal solution would be something 
similar to what happens with Catalan and Valencian Catalan. Starting from 
scratch is extremely difficult.

Best regards,
-- 
Eloy Cuadra