[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [Freeciv] release dates

[Gerhard Killesreiter <killesreiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dirk Stoecker <stoecker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I'm currently discussing with Raimar about a way for transfering the text
> messages to fix the AI and locale problems. Do you think we will get this
> included before the next version, as this change will make the new
> server/clients incompatible to older versions?

I am not Jeff, but I think that Thue's nations-patch would break it
anyway. And I believe that this one should go in.

> It would fix:
>  - server/client can run different languages

!

>  - AI's get ability to interpret error texts

And act accordingly?

>  - Ability to determine if certain strings (city names, units, ...) are
>    translated and which way they are translated.

:-)

>  - Translation of race name could be qualified (needed for German language
>    and others as well).

:-))

I am looking forward to test patches.

Cheers,
        Gerhard

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