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> On Oct 5, 2023, at 8:12 AM, Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Pedro,
> 
>> Am 05.10.23 um 16:32 schrieb Pedro Lino:
>> Hi Matthias, all
>> 
>>>> On 10/05/2023 2:23 PM WEST Matthias Seidel <matthias.sei...@hamburg.de> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>   - Release AOO 4.1.15 before the end of 2023. Branch AOO41X is in good
>>> condition, but personally I would like to have the "ugly UI" fixed on
>>> some Linux distribution.
>> Agree. What ugly UI issues does 4.1.15 fix?
> 
> Until now it isn't fixed... ;-)
> 
> On my Ubuntu 22.04 AOO 4.1.14 falls back to a Windows 98-like UI.
> 
> Funny fact: The 4.1.15 builds from our buildbot (Ubuntu 18.04) look OK.
> 
>>  
>>>   - Start on removing the blocker_s_ for AOO 4.2.0 (in fact Damjan already
>>> fixed two with one commit) with a release date 2024 in mind.
>>>     Maybe we could release AOO420-dev5 to the public in early 2024?
>>> 
>> Agree. Yes for dev5.
>> 
>>> I expect a long testing phase for AOO 4.2.0 because of the new
>>> translations, new code (in parts 10 years old, but never released to the
>>> public) and expected problems with user profiles when updating.
>> Updating translations will be an issue. I volunteered to learn the process 
>> from Mechtilde but I got stuck in some bureaucratic permissions (not from 
>> Mechtilde)...
> 
> The translations itself are not the main problem, we need to be able to 
> synchronize Pootle and our code in a structured way. The Pootle server needs 
> an update before we can proceed.

What are the required updates? Is there a tracker or wiki page? I might be able 
to help in a couple of weeks.

As far as sysadmin work Pootle is #1

#2 is MediaWiki version update.

#3 is Forum version update - there it’s only a single minor version and it’s 
more about knowledge transfer and configuration documentation.

Best,
Dave

> 
>> 
>> Why do you expect profile updating problems?
> Maybe because I am always a bit pessimistic? ;-)
> 
> But we had reports of profile corruption with every release (esp. on 
> Windows). A lot of code has changed so we need to test it and if we find 
> problems provide a "workaround". 4.2.0 should be a smooth upgrade.
> 
> Personally, I had to reset my 4.2.0 profile recently. But that was probably 
> from an extension corruption that happened before Damjan's fix (my extension 
> manager looked totally empty).
> 
> Regards,
> 
>    Matthias
> 
>> 
>> Best,
>> Pedro
>> 
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