| Re: [babel-dev] Babel should join the release train |
Overall, I agree that it would be valuable to our international communities if Babel language packs would be part of the annual release train.
I just want to bring up a few points that we should think through before we commit to that:
- Potentially, this may mean that more Eclipse users will be aware of the Babel language packs. Will our current server be able to handle the load? Do we need to upgrade any hardware or software to prepare for this?
- Babel is still in Incubation Phase (for the longest time :-)). Are are allowed to join the release train?
- As we all know, our translations for each language are not 100% complete, and probably will never be by release time. And, the completeness for each language varies a lot! There are many languages that are less than 25% complete. We have to set the expectation clear, so that users of the language packs do not think that the Babel translations are bad quality. It's just because we don't have enough participation for some languages.
- Do we believe the quality of the Babel translations are good enough for general consumption? (I'm proud to say I believe so :-)).
- If we have to release together with the release train, which is the busiest time for many Eclipse development teams (including Denis and I), can we commit to this release schedule? I think I can work around my schedule to handle this. Denis, how about you?
Regards,
Kit Lo
Eclipse Babel Project Lead
IBM Eclipse SDK (IES) Globalization Technical Lead
IBM Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) Globalization Technical Lead
Denis Roy ---10/30/2012 11:51:40 AM---Please see: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=392570
From: Denis Roy <denis.roy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: 10/30/2012 11:51 AM
Subject: [babel-dev] Babel should join the release train
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