diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
index 3ba1008..039eba3 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.compare.inc
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ function locale_translation_flush_projects() {
  *   - "project_type": Project type, e.g. 'module', 'theme'.
  *   - "core": Core release version, e.g. 8.x
  *   - "version": Project release version, e.g. 8.x-1.0
+ *     See http://drupalcode.org/project/drupalorg.git/blob/refs/heads/7.x-3.x:/drupalorg_project/plugins/release_packager/DrupalorgProjectPackageRelease.class.php#l219
+ *     for how the version strings are created.
  *   - "server_pattern": Translation server po file pattern.
  *   - "status": Project status, 1 = enabled.
  */
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ function locale_translation_build_projects() {
 
   $default_server = locale_translation_default_translation_server();
 
+  // If project is a dev release, or core, find the latest available release.
   $project_updates = update_get_available(TRUE);
   foreach ($projects as $name => $data) {
     if (isset($project_updates[$name]['releases']) && $project_updates[$name]['project_status'] != 'not-fetched') {
@@ -116,8 +119,8 @@ function locale_translation_build_projects() {
           }
         }
       }
-      // HEAD versions are for module maintainers and should not be used.
-      elseif ($name == "drupal" || preg_match("/HEAD/", $data['info']['version'], $matches)) {
+      // If project is not a dev version, but is core, pick latest release.
+      elseif ($name == "drupal") {
         // Pick latest available release.
         $release = array_shift($project_updates[$name]['releases']);
       }
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ function locale_translation_build_projects() {
       unset($release);
     }
 
+    // For every project store information.
     $data += array(
       'version' => isset($data['info']['version']) ? $data['info']['version'] : '',
       'core' => isset($data['info']['core']) ? $data['info']['core'] : DRUPAL_CORE_COMPATIBILITY,
@@ -260,8 +264,6 @@ function locale_translation_build_server_pattern($project, $template) {
     '%project' => $project->name,
     '%version' => $project->version,
     '%core' => $project->core,
-    // @todo: http://drupal.org/node/1627006#comment-6396658
-    // Can these be instantiated before getting to this function?
     '%language' => isset($project->language) ? $project->language : '%language',
     '%filename' => isset($project->filename) ? $project->filename : '%filename',
   );
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/locale.install b/core/modules/locale/locale.install
index afe25ac..4abb2a7 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/locale.install
+++ b/core/modules/locale/locale.install
@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@ function locale_schema() {
         'default' => '',
       ),
       'status' => array(
-        // @todo http://drupal.org/node/1627006#comment-6396658
-        // Check where these status values are defined and reference it here.
-        'description' => 'The update status of the project. Possible values are: deleted, updated, created, rebuilt, error.',
+        // locale.compare.inc gives possible values for status.
+        'description' => 'The status of the project. Possible values are: 1 = enabled, 0 = disabled.',
         'type' => 'int',
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'default' => 1,