Comment 4 for bug 820556

Thank you for letting me translate Hugin into Danish. I think this very
interesting program deserves a translation into my language. Also, very nice
that I am able to commit changes directly through Mercurial. I haven't
worked with it before, but having worked with both CVS and SVN, it doesn't
seem very foreign to me. Also, thanks for correcting any mistake I might
make, formality or not. Actually, I realized -- only AFTER committing --
that you sorted the authors.txt file by surname, where I just put myself in
the bottom of the file. I will correct that with my next commit, if you
don't beat me to it.

I understand and agree completely that the translation should not be
included in its current state. It would only confuse more than do good. I
don't expect to see it shipped until it is close to finished. And I am
indeed very keen on completing it, as much as I am able to.

That said, I don't think I will be able to complete it in a few days. I
usually have an hour now and then, mostly in the evenings or weekends, so I
think you should go on releasing RC3 without the Danish translation. I guess
time will tell if it will be ready for RC4 (if there will be one), or if it
will wait for the next release cycle. Also, I am not aware how long a period
of time you normally put between RCs and between releases.

Thomas

2011/8/6 Yuv <email address hidden>

> Thanks for committing. I fixed a small formality in the PO file. How
> keen are you to complete/publish this work?
>
> I ask because I am going to release the next release candidate (2011.2.0
> RC3) in the next days. It is possible that this release candidate will
> be declared final and the question is whether a Danish translation
> should ship or not.
>
> I am not inclined to ship a 19%-complete initial translation because it
> raises expectations that are subsequently frustrated. A 50%-complete
> would make the decision more difficult and at 80%-complete I would vote
> to ship.
>
> If you tell me that it is a matter of days, I will wait for you to
> complete work on the Danish translation before releasing RC3. If it is
> a matter of weeks, it may go to RC4 if there will be a fourth release
> candidate to this cycle; or it will wait for the next release cycle to
> be branched out from default.
>
> No intention to put pressure on you, just to coordinate my actions with
> yours.
>
> Thoughts?
>
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