In the past this wasn't done before releases; the Git repository
just contained the files from the Translation Project. But this
way it is clearer when comparing release tarballs against the
Git repository. In future releases this might no longer be necessary
within a stable branch as the .po files won't change so easily anymore
when creating a tarball.
The German translation isn't identical to the file in
the Translation Project but the changes (white space changes
only) were approved by the translator Mario Blättermann.
The following is a copy of a comment inside fr.po:
Note from translator on "file status flags".
The following entry is kept un-translated on purpose. It is difficult to
translate and should only happen in exceptional circumstances which means
that translating would:
- lose some of the meaning
- make it more difficult to look up in search engines; it might happen one
in
a million times, if we dilute the error message in 20 languages, it will be
almost impossible to find an explanation and support for the error.
Lasse Collin
Jia Tan
Adrien Nader