[QGIS-Developer] [Lexicon] Concerns about translations and QGIS overall credibility

[Jorge Gustavo Rocha]

Hi Ron,

Thank you for the update.

I've looked in the current https://osgeodev.geolexica.org and on yours
Glossarist desktop tool. Looks like very promising.

OSGeo and QGIS in particular would benefit from such a well defined
glossary.

I'll be watching the project. I'll try to contribute with build
instructions for Linux :-)

Best regards,

Jorge

On 04/07/20 04:56, Ronald Tse wrote:
> Hi Jorge,
> 
> Thank you for spreading the news!
> 
> The current development site with loaded terms is located here:
> https://osgeodev.geolexica.org
> 
> I believe the group is still waiting for some confirmation on
> terminology across OSGeo. As you can see on the site, a number of
> conflicting definitions exist and the group would need some effort to
> discuss and attempt to settle these — since they are used across
> different OSGeo projects.
> 
> Geolexica has also been working with ISO/TC 211 on their latest efforts
> in translating the 5th edition of the TC 211 Multi-Lingual Glossary of
> Terms (MLGT). There is now have a desktop application for managing
> translations through change requests, all based off a git repository on
> GitHub:
> https://www.glossarist.org
> 
> I agree that more love is needed to the lexicon group to move things ahead!
> 
> Kind regards,
> Ron
> 
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>> On Jul 4, 2020, at 6:23 AM, Jorge Gustavo Rocha <jgr at di.uminho.pt
>> <mailto:jgr at di.uminho.pt>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ian, hi all,
>>
>> There are people trying to run an OSGeo "Interest group" on
>> "Terminology", to be transversal to all OSGeo projects.
>>
>> They created a proof of concept, called "geolexica", available at:
>>
>> https://osgeo.geolexica.org/concepts/
>>
>> Sources on: https://github.com/geolexica/osgeo.geolexica.org
>>
>> It would be awesome if we were able to fill the translation for the
>> different languages associated with the English concept, right on the
>> origin.
>>
>> As far I as know (I'm cc to lexica group), this project needs some
>> additional "love" to go on.
>>
>> Maybe Cameron (in cc) or someone else can make an update on the lexicon
>> activities/plans.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jorge
>>
>> On 30/06/20 10:57, Ian Turton wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, 30 Jun 2020 at 10:40, Bo Victor Thomsen
>>> <bo.victor.thomsen at gmail.com <mailto:bo.victor.thomsen at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>    Dear developers:
>>>
>>>    As a former translator of the Danish version of QGIS I have a few -
>>>    very personal, perhaps a bit caustic - comments:
>>>
>>>      * Create a group or list of highly technical GIS related terms
>>>        that is *not* to be translated. There is a lot of GIS terms that
>>>        is English in origin, but haven't a well defined local
>>>        translation. (With some hilarious results if they are
>>>        translated). Not all translators is well versed in every aspect
>>>        of GIS.   
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this something that OSGEO can help to oversee and/or maintain as I
>>> suspect that this list would be useful across many projects.
>>>
>>> Ian 
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Ian Turton
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>> J. Gustavo
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J. Gustavo
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Jorge Gustavo Rocha
Departamento de Informática
Universidade do Minho
4710-057 Braga
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Tel: +351 253604480
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