[Fedora-i18n-bugs] [Bug 624158] Idea for setting individual fallback language

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--- Comment #8 from Naveen Kumar <nkumar at redhat.com> 2010-10-06 01:49:45 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> Some comments...
> 
> 1) Having fallbacks listed that are just an identity transformation is
> wasteful; eliding those is best

I agree to that. These can be removed...

> 2) Fallbacks like:
> 
> ar_AE ar_AE:ar_SA
> ar_BH ar_BH:ar_SA
> .................
> .................
> ar_SY ar_SY:ar_SA
> ar_TN ar_TN:ar_SA
> ar_YE ar_YE:ar_SA
> 
> seem pointless, given that *nothing* ships country-specific Arabic
> translations.

I agree and these can be removed. only "ar" or "ar_SA" could exist.

> 
> The approach could have some use, but I'm very concerned about the data
> population for it, and how it would stay maintained.

The language fallback order can be requested by individual language teams.
Hence an entry could be introduced through a bug/feature request. Or initially
one bulk entry for fallback orders which are apparent, which could later be
moderated through request.

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