"Samuel Murray (Groenkloof)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bastien Guerry wrote: > >> "Samuel Murray (Groenkloof)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> The real need is the need to see who translated what, who translated >>> when, and who translated. As far as I know, "who translated what" is >>> currently not logged, but "who translated when" certainly is... it is >>> logged in the server's HTTP logs. I think all users should have access >>> to the information contained in those logs. > >> I think requiring useful HTTP logs isn't that useful as it puts the >> burden on the wrong shoulders. > > I just tried to think how one can get the necessary information without > requiring access to Pootle's inner workings.
Right... as long as someone from OLPC can do it, great. Who? >> Sure! If each change if a commit in the translation database, then this >> commit has a date and an author attached to it. Let's make it visible. > > Unless I'm mistaken, the changes are committed to the "translation > database" without any trace of who did what. There seems to be a discussion about tracking the authors: http://tinyurl.com/6597x I've not followed this closely, but it looks promising, no? Or maybe I have overlooked the context? > [...] > The Gettext PO format does not support attribution at message level. It doesn't really need to. Just as it doesn't need to store whether a translation is just a suggestion. This is the job of the Pootle, no? > Translators are acknowledged in the header, that's all. And PO files > created by Pootle only acknowledges the last translator. So hey, if you > want to know if you're the last translator of a file, just download it > from Pootle and check the header if your name is there. Well, it's not just for me, it's also for people in the countries. Translation is a great way to get involved in OLPC locally, but people don't always have good internet access and they can't always afford to download the .po file, check the name on top of it, etc. Thanks, -- Bastien ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Translate-pootle mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/translate-pootle
