doc: Replace the broken Weblate badge in README - #7859
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The Weblate badge does not render on GitHub. weblate.osgeo.org is behind a Cloudflare managed challenge which answers non-browser requests with an HTTP 403 challenge page, so the SVG never reaches the reader. Opening the URL in a browser works, which is why the badge looks fine when it is checked by hand. This uses a static shields.io badge instead. The link to the GRASS project on Weblate stays, but the translation percentage is gone. The ultimate fix belongs to OSGeo infrastructure: exempting the /widget/ and /widgets/ paths from the Cloudflare challenge would make a live badge work again, and this change can be reverted then.
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The Weblate badge does not render on GitHub. weblate.osgeo.org is behind a Cloudflare managed challenge which answers non-browser requests with an HTTP 403 challenge page, so the SVG never reaches the reader. Opening the URL in a browser works, which is why the badge looks fine when it is checked by hand.
This uses a static shields.io badge instead. The link to the GRASS project on Weblate stays, but the translation percentage is gone.
The ultimate fix would be to OSGeo infrastructure: exempting the /widget/ and /widgets/ paths from the Cloudflare challenge would make a live badge work again, and this change can be reverted then.
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More generally though, I don't know if the 25% translated makes sense. 25% of which language? Of all languages started?
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So, perhaps this new neutral badge the right badge to display, unless a more fitting number or info can be shown (like number of languages which are almost complete?).