Re: Proposal: GNOME Docs String Freeze

[Jeremy Bicha <jbicha ubuntu com>]

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org> wrote:
> Assuming that we don't want to block bug fixes to docs because of
> translations (which are, arguably, also wrong and need fixing), I'd propose
> making more bug fix releases than just .1 and .2. Rolling a new tarball is
> pretty cheap on the upstream side and we could, for example, release a
> 3.26.3 (or, 3.26.1.1, 3.26.2.1, etc.), which would follow some formal
> process of string freeze period. This would only apply to docs packages, of
> course.
>
> I think that would be a good compromise. Thoughts?

Yes, absolutely. I tried coming up with a simple, easily
understandable proposal but I think my initial proposal was *too*
simple. Adding a procedure for thawing and refreezing for bugfix
updates sounds very appropriate.

As a translator, how long would you suggest we wait after re-freezing
before releasing the new tarball?

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/783387 is an example of a high-impact bug I
think would definitely qualify for fixing in stable releases.

Thank you,
Jeremy Bicha