Re: msgctxt conversion for 2.26 ?

[Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org>]

Hi!

"Christian Rose" <menthos gnome org>, Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:49:55 +0100:

> On 10/28/08, Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org> wrote:
> > "Kenneth Nielsen" <k nielsen81 gmail com>, Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:26:09
> > +0100:
> >  > 2008/10/28 Petr Kovar <pmkovar gnome org>:
> > (...)
> >  > > That's nice, but still, the problem is current from the moment the
> >  > > first string migrates. And that was done some months ago. So many
> >  > > translators got a problem now. But the most interesting part is
> >  > > what the MsgctxtMigration page says:
> >  > >
> >  > > "Warning:
> >  > > This is only a proposal at this time, and not approved for
> >  > > project-wide application. This should not be applied before being
> >  > > officially turned into a GNOME Goal."
> >  > >
> >  > > Oh really? Does anybody look at that? Does anybody give a damn
> >  > > about that? Just wondering... ;-)
> >  >
> >  > Yes I remember you objected back then and still someone decided to
> >  > test the transition, but now however, we _are_ discussing the
> >  > possibility to make it an official GNOME goal! Any input in _that_
> >  > subject ;)
> >
> >
> > Well, then I misunderstood the thread. So please, could this what I
> >  might call, say, a discreditable situation be make an official GNOME
> > goal finally? Because the migration is already happening for some time,
> > and the warning notice seems like a confirmation that the current i18n
> > team work is, with all due respect, weak, irresolute, and generally
> > gives inconvincible results. Thus please, any senior member, do
> > something with that. Thanks.
> 
> Well then. I'm all in favor for making it an official GNOME goal now,
> for all the reasons that have already been mentioned a dozen times.
> 
> Danilo, what about you? What do you think about the msgctxt migration
> (http://live.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/MsgctxtMigration)?
> 
> And, what does the members of the Coordination Team think?

I guess that no reply from the people asked above actually means, "we
don't care, or we don't have time to care". (We could also think
whether it is good for us if the coordinators don't care, or not, but
anyway...) 

Can we come to the point now and perform the needed action?

Best,
Petr Kovar