Distributed Translation Project

moon unit beta writes "New Scientist has this story about a new plan to build a multi-language translation database called the World Wide Lexicon, using a distributed community of volunteers. The designer compares it to a distributed computing project and believes it could make it easier to translate more obscure languages."

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Re:Some basic information omitted in NS article

[t]

I've looked at DICT previously. Too bad it's defunct. To me the most useful first step would be a system that can integrate all of the many different dictionaries already in existence. Maybe with some kind of fallback to webster.com or something more appropriate.

Of course if all this work is only available through some server and not an iso that I can download then I'll pay no attention to it. All too often it has happened that these so called public databases disappear on the people who worked on them.

t.