App duplication again (Re: new project in kdemultimedia)

[Waldo Bastian]

On Tuesday 07 May 2002 02:33 am, Thomas Diehl wrote:
> My personal view on the translation aspect is this:
>
> 1) That it is easier to concentrate on a single release date and to have a
> relatively long message freeze periode for this (it becomes relatively long
> if we add the x.0.1 releases with their "no new strings, no new features"
> policy). During such 8-12 week periods (or even more when there are x.0.2
> releases as well) almost anybody will find a "window of opportunity" to
> make the translations or to find somebody else who does.
>
> 2) For me, it would be impossible to run after one release after the other
> week after week, however. And I would have to do this if I want to keep on
> having a fully localized desktop (which has always been my primary goal so
> far). Much as I like working for KDE, sometimes I have "real work" to do
> and sometimes I also need a vacation. And with the German team I'm surely
> in a much better position than the many "one man shows" we still have in
> KDE translation.

I see, those are good points indeed.

Cheers,
Waldo
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