Re: [libreoffice-l10n] English Dictionaries Project - Introduction by Marco Pinto

03.05.2016 u 17:58, Michael Bauer je napisao/la:
> Sgrìobh Kruno na leanas 03/05/2016 aig 16:51:
> > will not and can not be resolved.
> >
> > Who's dictionary to include to that single repository, how to merge 
> > them, how to resolve different concepts (what to include, what to 
> > exclude), how to merge affix files with different affix classes (that 
> > will be a mess). Why you think that included dictionary is 'standard' 
> > and is better then the other one? How to introduce those guys not 
> > knowing each other? The other guy will give up his work? Who will 
> > hunt all those 'other' guys telling them 'Yo, dude, leave that, do 
> > this shit!'
> >
> > How will such a repository resolve competition between two English 
> > dictionaries?
> I think this is less of a problem that it might seem at first glance. 
> To begin with, there are not that many dictionaries which have active 
> competing teams. Even en-GB (where you might expect a flurry of 
> competition) only has a single maintainer.
>
> First I think you gather in all those projects willing to participate, 
> then you rescue the dead ones and then you try and work out 
> arrangements with competing dictionaries. I don't see a reason which 
> such a resource could not host multiple dictionaries for the same 
> locale, even if it somehow selects one for default inclusion. Many 
> locales have pre and post spelling reform variants anyway so you have 
> to allow for multiples anyway so if you had 3 competing en-US 
> dictionaries, you just label them differently if the differences 
> cannot be reconciled.
>
>
> > My point: it should be repository for maintaining hunspell's 
> > dictionaries and building extensions for other project - that's fine, 
> > but don't expect it to be lively as Pootle and translations - it's 
> > just not gonna happen, that's not realistic.
> It won't and that's a good thing, here too many cooks will certainly 
> spoil the broth
> > Did I get it all wrong?
> >
> > Hit me hard,
> No, I think I had thoughts similar to your going through my head but I 
> think the concept still has legs if we pull together.
>
> Michael

I see... (and we shall see).

It's always seemed logical to me for Hunspell project to host 'official' 
dictionaries. Since it's lacking this feature -- here is a chance for LO 
to play this card right.

No doubt, it could become huge.

Thanks for clarifications,
Kruno


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