Do we need a web interface for translations? I know several projects that update translations in the code repository. They have translations directories.
We can manage access by allowing translators to commit to those directories. That said, I have no idea how this works with the Angular translations if at all. Also, we may lose some translators because of the extra hurdles of using a text editor and git. So, maybe not the best idea but possibly a last resort. On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM Galen Charlton via Evergreen-dev < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > In the course of trying to set up a translation series in Launchpad for > rel_3_16, I discovered a problem: it no longer appears to be possible. > > Specifically, Canonical has announced that they are phasing out hosting > Bazaar repositories. [1] > > By itself, that wouldn't be a problem for Evergreen, as we never used > Bazaar directly to manage Evergreen's code. However, Launchpad's > translation infrastructure currently does rely on receiving strings from a > bzr branch (which is synced to Evergreen's Git repo) and pushing > translation exports to a different bzr branch (which Evergreen's build > process draws from). > > However, as of June [2], I can't find any indication of when Launchpad > will be transitioning its translation import/exports to deal with Git repos > directly. And when I tried today, Launchpad would not let me set up bzr > branches even as just a temporary measure. > > I've asked in the Discourse thread whether there's an updated timeframe, > but if Launchpad doesn't resolve this soon (and their announcement states > that they are planning to drop *all *Bazaar repos in December), this may > force our hand regarding moving to a different translation platform. > > (I think we'll be OK for the 3.16-beta, as the machinery for managing > translations in the main series still seems to be working, and that will be > good enough for the beta. However, that will of course start diverging away > from rel_3_16.) > > There's POEditor, of course, though I have some reservations about whether > they will host Evergreen for free in the long run. Has anybody looked at > other options? Weblate struck my eye - it's libre and was adopted by the > Koha project last year. > > [1] https://blog.launchpad.net/general/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting > [2] > https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting/62189/11 > > Regards, > > Galen > -- > Galen Charlton > Implementation and IT Manager > Equinox Open Library Initiative > [email protected] > https://www.equinoxOLI.org > phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > direct: 770-709-5581 > <http://evergreen-ils.org> > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-dev mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Jason Stephenson (he/him) ILS Manager, C/W MARS, Inc. ------------------------------ [image: icon] [email protected] | [image: icon]www.cwmars.org [image: icon] 508-755-3323 x 418
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