Kit,
Those are all great questions! Here's what I think:
On 10/30/2012 01:19 PM, Kit Lo wrote:
- 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?
Our virtual server is just fine. The database, however, would need
some work. Please see:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=373204
- Babel is still in Incubation
Phase (for the longest time :-)). Are are allowed to join the
release train?
We should exit incubation. I think it is time. With new committers
for the plugins, the maturity of the server code and the relative
quality of the translations, I think it is time.
- 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.
Good point. I've created bug
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=393180 which I think
could help.
- Do we believe the quality of
the Babel translations are good enough for general
consumption? (I'm proud to say I believe so :-)).
I haven't heard otherwise, and we know of others who are using the
Babel language packs as a basis for their own commercial products.
Whatever glitches may be can easily be fixed by the community.
- 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?
Actually, the month of June is relatively quiet for me, since most
projects are done building for the release. End of August/Early
September, on the other hand, is just plain impossible.
So, from my side, I don't see any major blockers for releasing in
the June timeframe if you are capable of performing your usual
release duties at that time.
Denis
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>
To: babel-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx,
Date: 10/30/2012 11:51 AM
Subject: [babel-dev] Babel should join the
release train
Sent by: babel-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx
Please see:
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=392570
In essence, I think it would be valuable to our international
communities if Babel language packs would be part of the
annual release
train. If Kit agrees and no one objects, I'll look into what
is
required to make that happen.
Denis
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