Re: msgctxt conversion for 2.26 ?

["Christian Rose" <menthos gnome org>]

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?


Christian