[Audacity-translation] More frequent updates of translations

[Dominic M. <do...@au...>]

Translators,

We have so many translations now that it's challenging to keep track  
of all of them.  Doing a full release of Audacity is a lot of work;  
we can't afford to do a new one every time we get 1-2 new  
translations.  This is unfortunate, though, because when people send  
us a new translation right after a new release, it can be a long time  
before most users see it.

I am open to suggestions on how we can solve this issue.  What do  
people think of these ideas?

1. When a translation has been updated, put it on the web so that  
people can download it, along with instructions (in that language)  
for how to install it.

2. Release new "language packs" regularly - every month, for  
example.  The language pack would include a Windows installer that  
replaces your current translations in an existing Audacity install...

3. Have Audacity download the latest translations from the Internet.   
Would most users like this, or would it be a pain for most?

4. Independent of the other choices, what would people think about  
separating the languages by geography?  For example, "Western  
Europe", "Eastern Europe", "Americas", and "Asia"?  Ignoring  
difficulties of whether, say, Hungary is Western or Eastern, would  
this be useful?  Right now the translations take up over 1/3 of the  
space of an Audacity download, but most people only use 1-2  
languages.  Perhaps people in each region of the world could get  
their own installer...  One advantage of this method is that we might  
be able to appoint a maintainer/coordinator for each group of  
languages.  That person would have fewer languages to worry about but  
the ability to make official builds of Audacity.

5. Some of the above ideas involve translators actually creating  
installable packages.  How many of you would be willing to learn how  
to create a Windows installer for your language?  It's not, but it  
requires Windows and taking some time.  How many of you would be  
willing to do this for a couple of other languages besides your own?

6. How many of you would be willing to help commit new translations  
to CVS (requires learning CVS and the details of CVS on SourceForge)?

- Dominic