Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Re: [Libreoffice] Comments on RC1

2010.12.07 00:10, Michael Meeks rašė:
> One of the benefits of the combined installer is that we do not 
> require many gigabytes of duplicated pointlessness on -every- mirror 
> site: as we duplicate all of the code again and again and again for 
> windows, 90%+ of which is identical, but each time with ~10Mb of 
> translation / help :-) That is a nightare to build, copy, sign, 
> up-load and manage.

I think this works pretty well for OOo, no?

Then also, since we're using msp's for localized content, this means you 
only have to build once, no? In that case, only signing off and 
uploading remains. It's probably not so comfortable, but certainly 
scriptable and managable.

And, being a mirror admin myself, I don't quite remember any of us 
admins being complaining about the amount of gigabytes LibO would use. 
As a user of "minority" language, I would certainly prefer a fully 
working localized installer that installs fully working localized office 
package to the one that pretends to cover everything, but indeed 
(apparently) covers only en-US fully.

However, it would surely be nice to also provide a relatively huge 
download for those who want or need LibO installer featuring all 
languages (e.g. for a CD). Perhaps it could contain not just interface 
translations, but also help files, dictionaries and everything else? 
Maybe it would even make sense to distribute it as a CD image?


There's also another option that I haven't seen mentioned (sorry if it's 
actually been brought up already): an installer that downloads required 
components at install time. This seems to work pretty well for 
Microsoft, so I don't see why it wouldn't work for LibO. Maybe it could 
even come with en-US locale built-in, to ensure that the user can have a 
working LibO installation even without Internet.

Rimas


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