[Localization] Upstream localization tracking

[Rafael Ortiz]

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 4:40 AM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de>wrote:

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> On 15.04.2011, at 05:49, Chris Leonard wrote:
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> Dear Translation Team members,
>
> Current OLPC builds are dual boot in Sugar and GNOME UIs.  The UI strings
> of the GNOME boot are localized upstream and pulled down during the build
> process.  There may also be UI strings that come from the Fedora upstream
> project.  In addition, there are a number of activities that have been
> ported from upstream development to run in Sugar.  This makes it important
> to track the status of upstream localization bits.  If they are not
> complete, it would be very useful to have good documentation available on
> how to find and localize those strings.
>
> I have started experimenting with using dummy POT files in a new project on
> Pootle called "Upstream L10n" that serve the function of a "tracking
> ticket".  These PO files contain a link to the upstream localization hosting
> and can be used to record the status of the upstream L10n effort in a manner
> that should provide a nice graphical dashboard of upstream L10n status.
>
> I will be producing more extensive documentation of this experiment on the
> wiki over time, but on the principle of "release early", I've decided to
> begin a small scale experiment with a few languages that can be easily
> expanded if this proves useful.  I just wanted to explain the sudden
> appearance of a new project on Pootle and ask you to bear with me as I flesh
> out this experiment.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> cjl
>
>
> Nice idea!
>
>  - Bert -
>
>
>
+1, this will let us  integrate more with upstream localization.




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