Re: Using Transifex in git.git
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Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
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- Jun 14, 2011, 12:07 UTC
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On 06/14/2011 11:37 AM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
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> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 07:57, Ramkumar Ramachandra<artagnon@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Dimitris et al, >> >> [+CC: Git List; for wider exposure] >> [+CC: Jonathan Nieder; he has been involved with translations in the past] >> [+CC: Junio C Hamano; for authoritative policy advice] >> >> I think it's a good idea to use a system like Transifex to manage >> translations for git.git, so that we can attract a large number of >> non-technical translators. Further, I think it's a good time to start >> off on this now, since many of the i18n bits from Ævar's series are in >> 'master'. So, I'm looking to start off a discussion about how to >> adapt a translation system into our current patch workflow. Dimitris >> is the lead developer of Transifex, and can help with the details. > > Turns out I have two E-Mails related to this in my inbox. Below > follows the reply I sent to the other one in private mail, but applies > here too: > > * Any way of editing the translations will have to comply with git's > normal patch submission process. > > When you normally submit a patch to Git you have to write a > sensible commit message for it, change one logical thing at a time, > and you have to agree to the contributor's agreement by adding a > Signed-off-by to your Git commit. >
Historically, a translation for one language has been considered "one logical change" in that respect. I think it's safe to assume that if we want translators to stick around they shouldn't need to divide their changes on a per-message or per-command basis. Especially since such divisions wouldn't be very easy to do if all you've got to go on is a pot-file.
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