[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #34884: Remove .pot files from Default Themes

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#34884: Remove .pot files from Default Themes
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 Reporter:  dd32           |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)   |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Bundled Theme  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal         |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                 |
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 Now that we're pushing all translations through translate.wordpress.org &
 Language Packs for themes, I think we can consider removing the `.pot`
 files from our Default Themes.

 The `.pot` files are only used for when someone wishes to translate the
 theme using offline tools such as poEdit or similar. Language Packs have
 removed the need for themes to include the generated po/mo files, so
 shipping the `.pot` file (which needs to be updated with each version) now
 seems redundant.

 If someone needs the .pot file, the tools to generate it are open-source,
 and I believe it may be available from translate.wordpress.org as well.

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