On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org>wrote:
> Kay Schenk wrote:
>
>> Is it any benefit to just release language packs for the new languages
>> since 4.0 as opposed to a full version IN a language -- assuming we want
>> to
>> get these out sooner than the next major release date?
>>
>
> No benefit. The process would be the same. And breaking the symmetry
> (released in language XX = full version available in language XX = language
> pack available for XX) would bring complications in:
>
> 1) Updates. A full version in, say, German will show an update
> notification when a new version is available in German. With a language
> pack the user would be notified when a new English version is available,
> and this would bring confusion.
>
> 2) Download scripts. The tables we generate in other.html display full
> versions and language packs assuming that there is symmetry between the two.
>
> So the discussion is whether to release additional languages or not (of
> course, if we have volunteers for it). But releasing language packs only
> would not be a simplification.
>
> Regards,
> Andrea.
>
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OK, thanks for the explanation.
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