[Bf-translations-dev] i18n maintenance is on hold

[Satoshi Yamasaki]

hmmm...
I also read the posts of BF-committersML. I have a lot of respects for
blender devs, of cource you and Thomas too. So I can just say I hope
that it is solved...

Thanks,

(2013/03/29 5:25), Bastien Montagne wrote:
> Hi fellow devs and translators,
> 
>   From now on (at least until the situation has be clarified in one way
> or the other), I won't be doing any i18n maintenance anymore, as I was
> clearly asked by bl_ui (python ui code) owner to not touch this code
> anymore for i18n topics. I do not understand this reaction, but this
> obviously makes all further work in this matter worthless (you can't
> keep enhancing something by being only able to work on half of the
> stuff), py ui code is a nest for ambiguous and problematic messages (as
> they are usually very short).
> 
> I will obviously keep doing the weekly updates of translation files
> (po's), and finish the development of the new py tools, as this at least
> won't crush anyone's toes (and yes, I'm aware related docs are outdated,
> so have to dedicate some time to those as well).
> 
> Now the core question behind this is: if I have to ask permission to
> module owners each time I have to touch their code to fix a translation
> issue, I clearly consider this not OK. Chasing those issues already
> takes time, if I additionally have to always explain why I do this, and
> wait for the answer… just not worth the effort. Put in other words, I
> consider i18n a module on its own, for which I think I can claim some
> experience after one year and a half and hundreds of hours spent on it.
> If it is rather considered as a subset of ui module, I would rather see
> its ownership taken back by ui owner, that's all.
> 
> I hope I made my point of view clear, without offending anyone. I just
> want the status of i18n to be clarified, so that I can decide whether I
> keep working on it, or if I switch to some other, less frustrating and
> more funny area of code.
> 
> With best regards,
> Bastien Montagne (aka mont29)
> _______________________________________________
> Remember to *NEVER* commit to our svn's /trunk, but *ALWAYS* to relevant language po file under /branches!
> 
> Found a missing msgid? Edit this doc: http://goo.gl/XcWcr
> 
> Have some disambiguation issue (i.e. same english word that should be translated in more than one way, depending on the context)? Edit this doc: http://goo.gl/VzppJ
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