[documentation] Reminder: String Freeze @ RC 1

[Kieran Lal]

Angie, how much time do we have?

I'd like to do a quick user experience exercise on Drupal terminology and
see if we can reduce the amount of newbie forehead slapping in D6.

Kieran

On 8/14/07, Angela Byron <drupal-docs at webchick.net> wrote:
>
> Just a reminder that, like last release, we should shoot to have all
> strings in core "frozen" by RC 1.
>
> A string freeze means that there can be no changes to anything in a t
> () function (user/admin-facing text) after that point, unless it
> fixes some kind of "critical" bug (typos, just plain wrong, etc.).
> This is particularly important, given that Drupal 6 is going to be
> our "internationalization release" ... the quicker the translators
> have a solid base from which to translate, the more translations we
> can get out the door by release time!
>
> So before then (no idea when this will be for sure, but  it would
> probably be good to get these wrapped up within the next month to be
> safe) is the time to roll the following kinds of patches (or create
> issues to identify problems):
> - Improving documentation in places so that it is more clear.
> - Adding new documentation where none exists.
> - Fixing grammar mistakes, typos, etc.
>
> For any new issues you create, please preface them "String freeze:
> [description of thing here]" so that they're easy to find.
>
> Incidentally, these are also great patches for absolutely *anyone*
> wanting to get their fingers into core -- no coding skills required!
> There are folks standing by in #drupal who would love to walk you
> through how to make your first core patch. :)
>
> -Angie
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