Comment 7 for bug 198305

I think you are confused with how Launchpad works. For the example you used, encfs is not available to be translated in Ubuntu because is a package from Universe, and as you can see at https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/gutsy/+source/encfs we don't offer anything to be translated. In the other hand, the project encfs, choose to use Launchpad to handle its translations and you can find it from https://translations.launchpad.net/encfs .

Those are two different URLs and two different contexts. Ubuntu doesn't use directly anything from the second URL, those translations are under maintainer's control that will end in their released tarballs. Once they release a new encfs version, Ubuntu packages it and then, those translations are used, but is the same procedure even if encfs doesn't use Launchpad at all. That's why we cannot force any translation mode for them, Launchpad is not only about Ubuntu, Ubuntu is just another project using Launchpad, a huge one, but still just another project.

I'm not sure whether this clarifies the issue for you. If it's clear enough now, could you give us some input about what confused you to believe that both were tied so much? If it's not clear enough, just tell us it and we will try to explain it better.