String Freeze

Jonathan Jesse jjesse at iserv.net
Thu Mar 8 23:20:20 UTC 2007


Sorry I haven't followed this too much, at what point will trunk 
become /branch/feisty?

Just curious as i want to get a head start on the kubuntu swtiching guide for 
feisty +1 that I keep slipping up on

On Thursday 08 March 2007 03:48, Matthew East wrote:
> Ubuntu is now in string freeze.
>
> That means that no new commits should be made with new words or phrases.
>
> In particular, note:
>
> Exceptions may be made before release, on the following grounds:
>
>       * Major glaring typos
>
>       * Exceptional circumstances
>
> A string change must be discussed (and approved) on the mailing list. If
> a string is changed after the freeze, it must be communicated to the
> translators (by writing to the ubuntu-translators mailing list) with
> enough time to update the translations before the translation freeze.
>
> I would suggest that for the first couple of weeks, we can be fairly
> liberal with this approach, especially since translation hasn't opened
> properly yet. After that, we should crack down.
>
> Matt
> --
> http://www.mdke.org
> gnupg pub 1024D/0E6B06FF




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