Dear translators, the next release of manpages-l10n [1] will happen 2021/03/09 around 19:00 UTC. We need this release to stay in sync with the current packages in Debian Bullseye. Our update from upstream packages is already done yesterday. The upcoming Debian version is already frozen regarding package versions and changes are only possible with the agreement of the release managers. Sorry for this small time frame; as an Archlinux user, I'm not really familiar with the release management policies in Debian. Nevertheless, v4.9.3 will be the final version for Bullseye, because it becomes more and more difficult to jusitfy new package versions and can end up in long discussions.
Maybe it's now the time to shift priorities and have a look at the status pages [2] (the »Debian Unstable« pages, which are still in sync with Bullseye). As you might know, we use Po4a for managing translations, and this tool requires that a .po file is at least 80% translated to get the localized version. You see many files marked red, which means that the corresponding .po file doesn't reach this threshold. By working on these, you can easily increase the number of localized man pages users will get. In many cases there are only a few gettext messages to translate. Example from Polish: Name |Percent |Translations > 80% |Statistics make.1 |79% |1 |78 translated, 9 fuzzy, 11 untranslated This means, even without completing the translation, you decide whether users get a localized man page - or not - by translating one (!) message. After 4.9.3, changes will flow in backport packages, but not all users are aware of or willing to use backports. So this release will be the very last localized man page collection which Bullseye users will get. For those of you who don't have direct write access to our Git repository: Just send your updated files to me, I will commit them. Happy translating! [1] https://salsa.debian.org/manpages-l10n-team/manpages-l10n [2] https://manpages-l10n-team.pages.debian.net/manpages-l10n/ Best Regards, Mario