[Localization] String freeze coming soon

Rafael Enrique Ortiz Guerrero dirakx at gmail.com
Wed Sep 2 14:27:05 EDT 2009


I think this is not clear either, a trac ticket would be useful.
Rafael Ortiz



On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 1:17 PM, Walter Bender<walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't recall the procedure for activity developers to notify the
> translation team about updates to the POT file. Do we file ticket in
> Trac?
>
> thanks.
>
> -walter
>
> On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Chris Leonard<cjlhomeaddress at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear OLPC / Sugar localizers,
>>
>> Just a heads up that a "string freeze" is approaching in the release
>> schedule for Sugar 0.86.   This is an excellent time for localizers to check
>> their languages for any new strings and to make an effort to finish up any
>> fuzzy or untranslated strings.  There have been some newly introduced
>> strings, so even if your PO files were complete not too long ago, there may
>> have been additions.
>>
>> Sugar Release Schedule
>> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/0.86/Roadmap
>>
>> Language administrators should plan on spending a little time reviewing PO
>> files for completeness and accuracy before committing them.  If your
>> language's PO files are not very complete, now is a great time to begin
>> recruiting in additional localization help.
>>
>> Remember, a string freeze is a restriction on developers introducing new
>> user interface strings, it is the trigger for localization efforts to kick
>> into high gear as there will be few if any changes in the UI strings until
>> after the release.  After the string freeze date, developers will post to
>> this list asking permission for a "string freeze break" if they want to add
>> any new UI strings.  These requests are generally accomodated, but it is
>> important that localizers know about them so they can polish off the late
>> changes and commit the completed files.
>>
>> cjl
>>
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