Translations and 1.9.0

[Nigel Titley]

Christian Stimming wrote:

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>You are referring to the 1.8.x translations, where we had a (say) 1.8.5 
>release out there, and the next 1.8.6 release needed a little bit translation 
>work. The fundamental problem was that the translators of course couldn't 
>wait for the official 1.8.6 release (because at that time their translation 
>should already be included), but they also couldn't use the 1.8.5 tarball. So 
>we needed some "unofficial pre-release package", which was a constant source 
>of confusion as soon as I provided one.
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>
Yes, this is starting to ring bells. I think the confusion was that back 
in the 1.6 days we had a couple of very well coordinated releases where 
we had a string freeze, followed by a "really serious bugfix" only 
phase, followed by a release. The 1.8.x releases were less well 
coordinated, which is what I was remembering.

>This time everything is different. Every 1.9.x package is a pre-release for 
>2.0.0. This will clearly be explained once we come close to a string freeze. 
>As I already explained in that other email: Translators *can* start before 
>the string freeze, but to avoid potential disappointment about 
>changing strings I don't actively encourage that now. See 
>http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Translation_Status . Please wait until we come 
>close to a string freeze before you actively invite anyone for translations.
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For myself, I'm just keeping an eye on the SVN (now I'm back on board 
with testing) and I'll update the .po file as needed.

Nigel