Translation
This section covers the news surrounding the Fedora Translation (L10n) Project.
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N
Contributing Writer: Runa Bhattacharjee
Preview version of Release Notes available
The .pot file of the F10 Release Notes have been finally made available[1]. The preview version was delayed[2] due to a shortage of beat writers, rewriting and a bug in xml2po that prevented the creation of the .pot file for translators. The file is available from the Fedora git repository and translations can be submitted via translate.fedoraproject.org.
[1] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00138.html
[2] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00132.html
String Freeze Breaks
Anaconda and Firstboot modules saw a breakage in the String Freeze[3]. The new strings in Anaconda module were a result of the non-creation of the .pot file earlier[4]. A request for a string freeze break for the comps module was rejected by FTP[5]. DimitrisGlezos suggested that a separate string freeze policy/schedule for comps can be discussed upon for the future releases[6].
Fedora packages are currently string frozen for Fedora 10[7] i.e. no new translated messages can be added without the prior permission of the Fedora Localization Team as per the String Freeze Policy[8].
[3] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00103.html
[4] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00113.html
[5] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00107.html
[6] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00109.html
[5] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-announce/2008-September/msg00013.html
[7] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ReleaseEngineering/StringFreezePolicy
Unscheduled Maintenance of translate.fedoraproject.org
AsgeirFrimannsson announced an unscheduled outage for translate.fedoraproject.org, mostly affecting the display of translation statistics and file download. Translation submission remained unaffected[8].
[8] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00125.html
Packagekit translation request
RichardHughes has requested for translations for the Packagekit module for F10[9]. VillePekkaVainio has also suggested translating the Gnome-packagekit module for additional value[10].
[9] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2008-October/msg01239.html
[10] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-trans-list/2008-October/msg00070.html