On Thu, 2008-07-31 at 18:22 +0200, Christian Perrier wrote: > Dear Debian maintainer, > > The zekr-quran-translations-en Debian package, which you are the maintainer > of, has > pending bug report(s) which include translation updates or fixes > for po-debconf, namely bug number 475461 (and maybe other similar bugs). > > We're now getting very close to the release and fixing l10n bugs should be > done now. Letting such bugs sleep in the BTS is simply lowering > the chances that your package interaction with its users may be done > in something else than the English language. It is also not > encouraging for translators. > > I have the intention, as part of a more general action of the Debian > i18n Task Force to build and possibly upload a non-maintainer upload > for zekr-quran-translations-en in order to fix this as well as all pending > translations > for the debconf templates.
I will be grateful if you fix that. :) Thanks, Mohammad > > Of course, an upload made by you would even be better...:-) > > Such changes are always harmless, which explains why I safely consider > building NMU's for such issues even though they're obviously non critical. > > The schedule for the NMU (in case it happens, that is if you agree with it > or if I don't receive any answer in 14 days) is roughly the following: > > Thursday, July 31, 2008 : send this notice > Thursday, August 07, 2008 : post a NMU announcement to debian-i18n > with you > (maintainer) CC'ed > this can happen earlier if the maintainer agrees > In such case, the deadlines below will also > happen earlier > Thursday, August 14, 2008 : (midnight) deadline for receiving > translation updates > Friday, August 15, 2008 : build the package and upload it to > DELAYED/2-day > send the NMU patch to the BTS > Sunday, August 17, 2008 : NMU reaches incoming > > If you intent to upload yourself, please notify me so that I interrupt > the process on my side. Please also don't upload without a discussion > with me. Some translators might send a few new translations and I can handle > a round of translation updates for you. Really, don't upload silently...:-) > > In case I upload an NMU, I will subscribe to the Package Tracking System for > zekr-quran-translations-en and follow its life for 60 days after my NMU in > order to fix > any issue potentially introduced by my upload. > > Let me know, as soon as possible, if you have any kind of objection to this > process. > > If you'd rather do the fix yourself, I will of course leave the package > alone. Same if you have reasons not to do the update now. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
