2014-08-12 2:37 GMT+08:00 Albert Astals Cid <aa...@kde.org>: > Hi, in the 4.x world we have something called "Essential Packages" for > translations that is basically a set of minimum percentage of some files > that > you need to get if you want the whole translation of your language to be > released with the 4.x SC. > > For KDE Frameworks we have decided to not have a minimum of translation. > Each > Framework will ship the translation files it has available. > > The question here is if we want it or not for Plasma >= 5.1. > > If we only ship languages with say >= 70% we ensure that the shipped > languages > have a reasonable number of translations (one can't ensure quality). > > On the other hand a hard limit is also a bit "unfair" to users, if the > translation drops to 69.5% because the translator went MIA, they will stop > getting the translation. Also it makes it harder for smaller teams to get > contributors, since the moment we drop it, it gets less visibility and thus > it's harder for the small team to get new contributors to help them reach > the > required percentage again. >
Well, maybe not to drop it in certain range like 65%, but to warn the coordinator when under 70%. And when the translation rate is under 70% for three consecutive versions (even in 69%) it can be dropped. Franklin
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