[OSGeo-Edu] Re: Multilanguage Dictionary

[Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo)]

It was merely a suggestion to just use the online existing dictionary  
tool, since I (personally) can't figure out how to do the install  
easily.

Tyler

On 16-Oct-08, at 10:08 AM, Markus Neteler wrote:

> 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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Tyler Mitchell
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