1067987 - Remove gecko localizations from Firefox OS

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

We're not really localizing gecko underneath gaia anyway, let's rip that out completely, and make sure we're not breaking too much.

Which leads me to the question, what do we break?

Things that come to mind from Android are html form elements, net error pages, master password, a11y, RTL, accept-lang defaults, telemetry, crashes.

http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/source/mobile/android/locales/jar.mn#43 has the files we need for Android, which is likely a superset of what we might still pick up, or wanted to pick up if we'd not do this.

But then we should actually ship gecko localizations.

Vivien, we talked about this briefly a while ago. Can you recommend someone to help that has a thorough understanding of gaia and can triage the list we have on Android?

Comment 1

[[:fabrice] Fabrice Desré]

There are at least some in-content strings (like the file input button `Browse...`) that could be hard to move to gaia - but no impossible.

Comment 2

[Axel Hecht [:Pike]]

Redirecting this to James, we had a hallway conversation and he wanted to do this.

Comment 3

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

[Blocking Requested - why for this release]:

Seems like this bug didn't get any traction yet. Nominating to get this up on the radar for upcoming releases.

Comment 4

[Théo Chevalier]

hey Fabrice,

can we please find a new owner for this bug? 

Thanks

Comment 5

[[:fabrice] Fabrice Desré]

I feel like someone like gandalf who knows both l10n & gaia could help with figuring out the answer to Pike's question in comment #0.

Comment 6

[Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - Use needinfo]]

Side question: should we block 2.5 on this?

Comment 7

[[:fabrice] Fabrice Desré]

(In reply to Delphine Lebédel [:delphine - use need info] from comment #6)
> Side question: should we block 2.5 on this?

I don't think. It's a nice to have for me.

Comment 8

[Mahendra Potharaju [:mahe]]

Nice to have, doesn't block 2.5.

Comment 9

[Zibi Braniecki [:zbraniecki][:gandalf]]

Removing old NI.

Comment 10

[BMO Automation]

Firefox OS is not being worked on