It's been a long time since the last update, but here we go. Contents ======== - Important changes - New manual packages - Call to update translations - XML based - Call to update translations - PO based - Last chance to update translations for Sarge Important changes ================= There have been two important changes since the last update: - Manual separated from Debian Installer - New appendix on preseeding - New translation for Swedish started New manual packages =================== This is a direct result of the separation of the manual from the installer. The most obvious change because of this was the location change of the source withing the d-i SVN repository [1]. Less obvious consequences and changes are: - Packages have been renamed to installation-guide-arch. - Releases of the manual are no longer directly linked with releases of the installer. This will make it possible to keep working a bit longer on the manual and translations for Etch than was possible for Sarge. - The manual is now an "arch all" package and binary packages are in section doc instead of devel. - The addition of doc-base templates so the manual and translations will be listed in the documentation menus (dwww and others). There have been initial uploads of the new manual packages, so packages containing the Etch version of the manual are available from the mirrors. Call to update translations - XML based ======================================= The new appendix on preseeding has broken all XML-based translations. This means that translations will need to be updated before they will build correctly again. There are also some translations that are quite badly outdated. !!! I will exclude broken translations and translations that are too far !!! out of date for the next upload. Here is an overview of the translations most at risk: - Spanish - 103 files needing update, 6 missing - Portuguese (Brazilian) - 101 files needing update, 6 missing - Czech - unknown needing update, 4 missing The deadline for translation updates for Sarge is JANUARY 1 (see below)!!! Call to update translations - PO based ====================================== It is important to keep your translations up-to-date. The main reason is that when it is time to upload the manual, any string that is "fuzzy" will be included as English text (not your old translation!). Therefore translations that are not at 100% will, in principle, not be included in a release. Because of this, I plan to announce a "string freeze" for the manual a few weeks before a planned release to give you the opportunity to update your translation. If you want to avoid having to do a lot of work in a short time, please update your translations regularly! The deadline for translation updates for Sarge is JANUARY 1 (see below)!!! So there will be a freeze starting mid December. This will be announced separately. Last chance to update translations for Sarge ============================================ I have been doing regular synchronization of the manual in the Sarge branch of D-I with trunk up till now. These updates have been published from the official website and could be included on CDs for the next point release. I've made sure that only fully translated files have been synchronized. !!! I plan to stop doing these merges after January 1. After that all !!! text specific for Sarge will be deleted from trunk so we can !!! concentrate on Etch. This also means that NOW is your last chance to update your translation for Sarge or to get your translation included for Sarge. So far the Korean and Greek translations have never been at 100% and thus cannot be considered for Sarge. Cheers, Frans Pop [1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2005/10/msg00248.html
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