Would it be possible to release 4.7 POT a bit earlier before final release? I think there should not be much changes in strings and translators could at least import strings from 4.6 to have some translation ready for 4.7 release.
Gerhard Killesreiter (killes) is the translation coordinator
Just to introduce myself, I am Gabor Hojtsy, one of the architects behind the current web based locale facility (mainly language management and import). I am officially named the locale module maintainer, so although it did not need much maintanance lately, feel free to direct discussions about this feature to this list. I was also one of those who pushed PO files into mainstream use along with Gerhard, but was only keeping an eye on Drupal development lately because of university tasks (I am attending university). Unfortunately my university status is not really improving, I am not particularly good in passing exams on topics I don't really care about, so in the meantime, I am also in observing mode.
Goba