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[Kyle Nitzsche <kyle.nitzsche@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

The plan is to translate in LP.

So the trunk needs a pot file that is updated to reflect current strings. This 
will be used to auto update LP translations with current messages for 
translation by Ubuntu-Translators. LP will auto export po files for each 
language to trunk, which will enable building localized pdfs in trunk.
QUESTION: What special sauce creates/updates po/ubuntu-developer-manual.pot from 
all source files?
Is there a list of target languages that needs management (a LINGUAS file or 
some equivalent)? (or are the target langs simply those for which there are po 
files in po/)?
I took some initial steps to set this project  up for translation in LP.

 * Assigned it to Ubuntu-Translators group (they are the only ones with 
permission to commit translations through LP trans UI)
 * Changed permissions from Open to Closed for two reasons:
   - We don't want translation to occur until after string freeze, so shut it 
down for now (Closed)
   - At string freeze, we change it to Restricted so that only 
Ubuntu-Translators can commit through LP trans UI
Belinda, an email to Ubuntu-translators list is probably in order here to let 
them know this project is assigned to them and will be translated after project 
string freeze on a schedule you create. If you are unsure how long they will 
need, you might query David Planella. You may have insight into whether some 
chapters will be done before others, in which case you can help U-T by letting 
them stagger their work.
I'll set up auto import/export trunk <> LP for the project when the pot file 
question above is resolved.
Cheers,
Kyle