On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Niklas Laxström niklas.laxstrom@gmail.com wrote:
On 25/07/2008, MinuteElectron minuteelectron@googlemail.com wrote:
I'm sure that siebrand or Nikerabbit could supply a list of names and regularly update such a file (perhaps more easily if translators were split into a different list though).
It's not that straightforward.
Which translators to include?
- core and extensions or only core
- only translators after some specific date
- everyone who has ever changed a message that is still in use
- only the people who 'own' a latest edit in any of the messages
(currently in use with no-remove policy)
- people who do maintenance work for all languages
I would say only core. As the CREDITS is aimed only at core software, the associated "Translators" list should be on the same core. If various extensions want to give credit (I think a few other extensions have a CREDITS-type file?), then they can do it themselves. I would say add all the usernames who've contributed to messages within a specific release.
Will the file be cleared for every release?
When making CREDITS, I specified at the top that it's for 1.14. I figured that since the pool of developers changes over time (people come and go, it's natural), it's best to list who contributed to _that_ version. Once branched, the CREDITS file will remain the same for that version, and a new one will be started.
Which format to use?
- real name (not currently available for use in Betawiki)
- user name (currently in use)
- email address
- year
I listed alphabetically by first name or username, whichever is known. I'm open to other ideas, if anyone has them.
Will the credits in message files stay as-is?
No reason to tweak those, IMO.
These are the things that I can quickly think of. I'd like to note, again, we are quite busy. I don't want to sound desperate, but it shows up already.
-- Niklas Laxström
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