On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:10:58 +0900
Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman) <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:18:20 +1000 David Seikel <[email protected]> said:
> 
> > On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:22:45 +0100 Massimo Maiurana
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > > forwarding from the e-intl list to let you know.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -------- Messaggio originale --------
> > > Oggetto:  [Enlightenment-intl] Potuguese update and some
> > > thoughts abot enlightenment translation
> > > Data:     Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:42:50 +0000
> > > Mittente:         Sérgio Marques <[email protected]>
> > > Rispondi-a:       Enlightenment internationalisation list
> > > <[email protected]>
> > > A:        Enlightenment i18n list
> > > <[email protected]>
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > /trunk/e/po
> > > 
> > > Now my thoughts: Enlightenment devs don't give a crap about
> > > translations.
> > > 
> > > Some time ago Igor mentioned something like "zmike doesn't care...
> > > raster doesn't care..." and raster reply "I do care..."
> > > 
> > > Do You? Cause I don't think so. I'll explain:
> > > 
> > > 1) String freeze
> > > 
> > > No. Strings can change at any time.
> > > 
> > > It's a decision as valid as other but, for me, doesn't show that You
> > > care. Usually there is a string freeze. Even if it's for 1 day.
> > > 
> > > Let's assume that release is today at x time and po file is updated.
> > > 
> > > But at x-1 someone commits something that breaks many strings
> > > (unlikely but can happen) . I don't care. As long as e it's ok then
> > > everything is ok,
> > 
> > Feature and string freezes sound like a good idea to me.
> 
> as such i've come to the assumption that translations are never going to all 
> be
> 100% complete and perfect. they are always going to lag behind the code - and
> that's ok! it's nothing to really get upset about. that's why there wil be a
> 0.17.1 and 0.17.2 and 0.17.3... each will fix bugs, fill in more missing
> translations etc.
> 
> > > 2) Patches
> > > 
> > > I don't know if Igor is a developer but he sent several patches in
> > > this list to fix strings that could not be translated as written by
> > > devs (by the way thanks for them).
> > > 
> > > Does this have to be this way? I don't think so. When a dev makes
> > > code changes that should be translated why don't they make them
> > > translatable?
> > > 
> > > I'm a translator not a developer. And definitely don't have the
> > > knowledge to to do it.
> > 
> > A lot of developers are not translators, and might not know what to do
> > either.
> 
> and we just forget. a lot of devs never change locale except for some
> testing. :)
> 
> > > 3) Releases
> > > 
> > > At this point we've had 8 alpha, 1 beta, 1 gamma and 1 lucky. 11
> > > releases and not a single one was mentioned in here. Don't we deserve
> > > to know?
> > > 
> > > Yes I can subscribe the list but when the message arrives there the
> > > release was already made.
> > > 
> > > How hard can that be? Something like: "Translators, we are going to
> > > make a release today/tomorrow at xx. Make sure You update
> > > translations to be included."
> > 
> > Most of the time the rest of the developers don't get any warning
> > either.  Unless they are on IRC perhaps?  Dunno, I don't go on IRC.
> 
> there is no warning anywhere... the RELEASE DATE has been published though and
> every alpha/beta etc. is a step towards that. if your stuff doesn't make it in
> one of them - it gets into the next. BUT.. ultimately everything you want to 
> be
> in must be in before the 22nd. pretty simple there. :)
> 

21st, not 22nd. 22nd will be too late.

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