Re: [PATCH 1/5] Internationalization of git-gui

> The division of labor I think would make sense for message l10n
> process goes like this:
> 
>  - The software developer (primarily Shawn): responsible for
>    marking messages subject to i18n;
> 
>  - The i18n coordinator (could be Shawn but anybody else can
>    volunteer; as things stand, I think Christian and Johannes
>    are doing this): responsible for running "make
>    po/git-gui.pot; make update-po" from time to time in order to
>    keep po/*.po in sync with the vocabulary.
> 
>    initially, populate "glossary" part in po/git-gui.pot;
> 
>    as needed, add entries "glossary" part in po/git-gui.pot, and
>    (if possible) add corresponding placeholders to po/*.po;
> 
>  - Translators (one for each language): responsible for updating
>    po/xx.po file;
> 
>    initially, start by copying po/git-gui.pot to create
>    po/xx.po;
> 
>    maintainance of "glossary" part of po/xx.po could also be
>    made this person's responsibility instead of i18n
>    coordinator's.
> 
> This way, the translators do not have to be so familiar with the
> gettext toolchain nor even have to have gettext installed.