Re: Fixing bug #330868 in a smart way

[Yair <yairhr gmail com>]

Hi,

Why do you need a new module? You can do these translations in gtk+, 
where the dialog is defined.

It would be nice, if gtk would have predefined licenses available for 
the about dialog.

Yair

Paolo Maggi wrote:
> Hi,
> 	I was giving a look to bug #330868 (Adding "License" button and dialog
> to About dialog). It seems to me we are duplicating the same long
> strings (mostly the GPL license) in most applications marking them for
> translation in order to add a "License" button to the about dialog.
>
> What about storing the most important open source licenses in a unique
> repository in order to minimize string duplication and translators work?
> I'm thinking to a special package like the one containing all the
> languages name (the iso_639 module).
>
> I'm particularly interested in knowing what our fantastic i18n team
> thinks about this problem. Is it a real problem for you or am I on
> crack? Any volunteer to set up the module?
>
> Ciao,
> Paolo
>
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