Re: RFA: start of i18n

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@cygnus.com>]

> From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
>> Date: 21 Jun 2002 14:26:29 -0600
>> 
>> This is why Gnome has a string freeze before release.  It lets the
>> active translation teams ensure 100% coverage, by having some time for
>> the upload/translate/download cycle of translation.  Whether gdb will
>> need this is hard to say in advance.
> 
> 
> Speaking as a translator, freezing the strings before the release is a
> good practice.  It would be nice if GDB followed it.

How much before?  1 week, 1 month, ...  For instance:

	-	branch gdb
	-	week later, freeze strings

that leaves ~4-6 weeks.

By ``string freeze'' does that mean no new strings or, for late breaking 
strings, not internationalizing them (omit the _(".."))?

Do the translators prefer to keep the trunk up-to-date or do they wait 
for the release cycle?

I've no idea what sort of process the translators follow or prefer here.

enjoy,
Andrew