With all changes that occurred in D-I since the development of sarge, the current "levels" of translation do not actually really reflect the real order of importance of translations with regards of the number of potential users.
In short, the priorities we give to translators are no longer fitting
the real needs.
For each level, one will find below:
-the current definition for putting something in that level
-the proposed new definition
-a short rationale
-the list of packages currently in that level, and a proposal of their
future level
-the final list of packages in the level, after reorganization
level 1
-------
Old definition:
All packages maintained in the D-I SVN tree
New definition:
No change
Hence nothing changes here..:)
Maybe, someday, will we prioritize stuff here because translating
level2 or 3 or probably more important than translating some obscure
arch-specific packages. That would have a drawback: splitting the
master file in 2 or 3 parts...
level 2
-------
Old definition:
All packages that interact with users while a Debian base system is
installed, with the default level for the asked questions
(high priority installs in D-I jargon)
New definition:
No change
Some packages previously in level 2 do not fit this definition anymore.
Now
newt --> level 4
tasksel --> level 2
iso-codes --> level 2
console-data --> level 2
popularity-contest --> level 2
exim4 --> level 2
After reorganization
tasksel
iso-codes
console-data
popularity-contest
exim4
level 3
-------
Old definition:
All packages that interact with users during second stage optional
steps.
New definition:
All packages that display something translatable during default
priority installs of the desktop task
Rationale: there's no more "2nd stage" and we should actually ACK that
desktop systems installs are those which benefit the most of
translation work.
Now
aptitude --> level 4
xdebconfigurator --> removed
localization-config --> removed
console-common --> level 4
dictionaries-common --> level 4 (?)
After reorganization
menu
xorg
.../... (default desktop installs need investigation)
level 4
-------
Old definition:
All internationalized packages that output messages to the screen
during first and second stage.
New definition:
"Important" packages, kept in D-I levels for historical purposes
Rationale:
With the removal of second stage, there are no more packages that
display stuff on the screen during the install. We however
acknowledge that translating some "important" Debian packages is
worth it.
Now
debconf (programs) --> level 4
dpkg --> level 4
apt --> level 4
After reorganization
newt
aptitude
console-common
dictionaries-common
debconf (programs)
dpkg
apt
debconf (debconf)
level 5
-------
Old definition:
All packages that prompt users during a default install of a Debian
desktop system.
New definition:
Should no longer be used
Rationale: becomes "level 3"
Now
menu --> level 3
xorg --> level 3
debconf (debconf) --> level 4
After reorganization
nothing..:-)
If you survived up to there, please comment....
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