[OSGeo-Edu] Re: Multilanguage Dictionary

[Markus Neteler]

Hi EduCom,

(re. http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionary)

the multilanguage dictionaly idea was dropped today:

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 6:39 PM, OSGeo <trac_osgeo at osgeo.org> wrote:
> #188: Wiktionary software installation on "osgeo2"
> ----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
>  Reporter:  neteler  |       Owner:  tmitchell
>      Type:  task     |      Status:  closed
>  Priority:  normal   |   Component:  WebSite
> Resolution:  wontfix  |    Keywords:
> ----------------------+-----------------------------------------------------
> Changes (by tmitchell):
>
>  * status:  assigned => closed
>  * cc: sac at lists.osgeo.org (added)
>  * resolution:  => wontfix
>
> Comment:
>
>  I've discussed with some from the wiktionary team.  Wiktionary.org merely
>  uses a mediawiki installation with a bunch of extra templates and
>  conventions.  There are no clear install instructions to match their
>  existing set up.  I suggest that we use wiktionary.org directly for our
>  terms instead of installing a custom instance.  It will not be
>  straightforward otherwise.
>
>  We could create a category for "geospatial" to help track our terms in
>  their system if we want.  http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Geography
>  is also a good start.
>
>  Make sense?
>
> --
> Ticket URL: <http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/ticket/188#comment:3>
> OSGeo <http://www.osgeo.org/>
> OSGeo committee and general foundation issue tracker.


So nothing.
Personally, I find the original Wiktionary.org messy and overkill
(confusingly organized with respect to Wikipedia), see for example:
 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/place
-> why as usual translations on the left *but also* in the article itself??

But well, I understand that it's complicated to install for us.
No idea how to go ahead with this.

Markus

On Sun, Nov 25, 2007 at 4:44 PM, Charlie Schweik
<cschweik at pubpol.umass.edu> wrote:
> Hi OSGeo edu folks,
>
> Here's an email from Nicol Hermann related to the multilanguage
> dictionary. This is a great dialog.
>
> I think we need one or more people to sign up and take ownership of this
> multi-language edu sub-project and lead it toward some goal in 2008. Any
> takers?
>
> Charlie
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