[Bug 695553] add translation context to all strings with multiple occurrence

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https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=695553
  l10n | other | unspecified

--- Comment #8 from Daniel Mustieles <daniel mustieles gmail com> 2013-03-10 21:24:51 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> As everyone is saying its own solution/proposal...
>
> Why not make damned-lies send a mail to a certain mailing list (probably
> gnome-i18n is not the best, to not clutter it) when a string is added to a
> module? Just like we have for string freeze but the whole time.
>
> This way will be easier to report early on the cycle problems with strings. The
> sooner we are able to say that a string is confusing, the easier it will be for
> the developer that added the string to add some context, explanation, etc.
>
> And if we keep that on a regular basis it will be the best way to make
> developers be aware of it.

I just see a problem in this model. Traffic will be really in high, and people
watching this list will lost interest soon, and it won't be useful.

For example, there is a commit-list which, if I'm not wrong, receives an email
with each commit done in git. Is somebody tracking down that list step by step
or its just used as a history?

Maybe just defining some guidelines would be enough to "teach" developers how
to deal with strings.

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