[OSGeo-Edu] Proposal: Multi-language OSGeo dictionary

[Markus Neteler]

On Nov 22, 2007 3:33 PM, Venkatesh Raghavan
<raghavan at media.osaka-cu.ac.jp> wrote:
> Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:
> > Venka, you recently mentioned to me that a Japanese (and Chinese?)
> > effort that covered a similar need already existed.  Is it something we
> > can re-use and add on to?  Can you provide a pointer?
>
> http://zgate.gsi.go.jp/2kokukan/termstable/termstable_index_j.html
>
> The page is in Japanese. But there are links to zipped Excel files
> and xml database containing glossary on GIS and Disaster.
>
> GIS and　Disaster　（English-japanese-chinese）5400 Records
> GIS and　Disaster  (English-chinese-Korean-Turkish-Thai) 200 Records
>
> The license note says that "In case of no-profit activity, these table
> and database is free for use essentially..."
>
> If necessary, some additional clarification could be sought from
> the Editors of the glossary.

I am afraid that this license is not sufficient for us. While OSGeo is
non-profit, our users are not. I could also not take a term and
put it into GPL'ed/MIT'ed software since use of the software for
commercial purposes is possible.

It would be great to really "free" these glossaries.

Markus