[wp-polyglots] New release notifications for translators

[Milan Dinić]

>
> and then having to explain where to download the MO, where to
> put it, etc.


Why don't just explain to do automatic reinstall? In that case it will use
locale version even though it previously updated to en_us because language
code in wp-config.php is still same.

2010/6/17 Milan Dinić <liste at srpski.biz>

> All minor/major releases are always going to be deployed by the lead
>> developer. (Not referring to alpha/beta/RC pre-releases; those might be done
>> by other lead devs.) Emailing polyglots should indeed be part of our launch
>> routine and I don't see a reason to develop a notification service other
>> than us manually sending an email as we are prepping everything for release.
>
>
> Andrew, I believe you didn't follow this list before but there were
> mentions that this becomes launch routine but it didn't become.
>
> Mmmh, what about checking the in-WP update notification? :)
>>
>
> But we can't check 24/7 for it and it is same method as checking RSS feed
> (which is actually faster since WP checks twice a day, if I remember right)
> ;) And if we have e-mail, we can give it label so it is separated from other
> messages or even automatically forward it to get SMS alert etc.
>
> I would prepare for a launch tomorrow, during the afternoon (GMT time).
>
>
> Thank you for this, I don't remember when we had exact time of release in
> advance.
>
> 2010/6/17 Xavier Borderie <xavier at borderie.net>
>
> Mmmh, what about checking the in-WP update notification? :)
>>
>> -x.
>>
>>
>> On 17 June 2010 01:43, Milan Dinić <liste at srpski.biz> wrote:
>> >> Sure, Ryan will post here when 3.0 is released.
>> >
>> > This is not a permanent solution since Ryan will post it for 3.0, but
>> what
>> > about minor releases in branch (3.0.1, 3.0.2 etc)? Ryan is not the only
>> one
>> > who is making those releases.
>> >
>> > A while ago, I subscribed to development blog via FeedBlitz but it
>> wasn't
>> > fast enough (it could take more than a day to send email). Then I
>> subscribed
>> > via Yahoo! Alerts but it is slow too (though faster than FeedBlitz).
>> > I thought about making my own subscription service for myself for urgent
>> > notifications like this, which would use cron to perform often checks
>> and
>> > sending.
>> > 2010/6/16 Wacław Jacek <mail at waclawjacek.com>
>> >>
>> >> Nikolay Bachiyski wrote the following on 16.06.2010 22:07:
>> >> > 2010/6/16 Wacław Jacek <mail at waclawjacek.com>:
>> >> >> Automattic Ladies and Gentlemen,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> It'd be awesome if you'd send out a notification to the list every
>> time
>> >> >> there's a new release, that way we'd know right away we can publish
>> the
>> >> >> translations immediately if they're done instead of having to check
>> the
>> >> >> website a couple of times a day during close-to-release periods.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Sure, Ryan will post here when 3.0 is released.
>> >> >
>> >> > Happy translating,
>> >> > Nikolay
>> >> Great, thanks!
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