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Ote: overview

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Ote at 12:47, 16 November 2007

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Ote: /* Community Tools */

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Community Tools

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 Open Translation Engine (OTE) Version 2.0
-Proposal for NLnet[http://www.nlnet.nl/news/2007/20071003-call-en.html]
-= Abstract =
 The goal of the OTE project is to solve two problems found today within the open source translation community:
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 How can we unify the numerous open content translation dictionaries available online?   The OTE will support the import and export of many formats currently used by active open content/open source translation projects.   Special attention will be paid to Apertium and Linguaphile (machine translation projects) and Wiktionary and Omegawiki (Wiki-based dictionaries)
-= Project =
-== Core System ==
-Conversion to Unicode - The current prototype is not unicode aware.  Unicode is an absolute necessity to continue the project with all possible word languages.
-Genericization of code base - The OTE will be built to be as generic as possible, thus allowing for ease of future enhancements.  Currently the prototype code is hard coded with the Dutch/English language pair.
-Install Procedure - Installation will be made as user-friendy as possible.
-Documentation
-== User System ==
-User accounts
-User Permissions
-User administration
-== Core Tools ==
-=== Word Viewer ===
-=== Dictionary Viewer ===
-=== Dictionary Import / Export ===
-Formats: CSV, database(MySQL) dump, OTE XML, Apertium XML, Linguaphile .pm
-===  Word-2-Word Translator ===
-===  Classroom Tools ===
-Random Word, Flash Cards, Word Lists
-== Community Tools ==
-The OTE allows users, based on their account permissions, to either "suggest" a change, or to "commit" a change.
-Users may modify the folling items:
-=== Individual Word ===
-=== Tagging: Parts of Speech for a Word ===
-Noun Editor - Singular, Plural, Masculine/Feminine, Etc.
-Adjective Editor -
-Verb Editor -
-=== Translation Word Pairs ===
-=== Languages ===
-Add, Modify, or Delete a language from the OTE database.  This is mostly an administrator task, but can be fully community driven.
-=== Version System ===
-Using the wiki model, all changes are stored, allowing reversion to any previous state.

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 = Abstract =
-With this funding, I will produce a web-based system to allow a community of users to cooperatively build translation dictionaries.
+The goal of the OTE project is to solve two problems found today within the open source translation community:
+== Crowdsourcing ==
-While there are many Open Source projects in the field of Machine Translation, there is a lack of tools for the community creation of translation dictionaries.  The goal of the Open Translation Engine (OTE)[http://ote.2meta.com] Version 2.0 is to create a robust tool for this space.
+How can a large and divergent group of users easily build and manage translation dictionaries online?
+The OTE will provide a suite of web-based tools to bring people together in the various tasks needed to build a workable translation dictionary.
+== Dictionary Unification ==
-= Use Cases =
+How can we unify the numerous open content translation dictionaries available online?   The OTE will support the import and export of many formats currently used by active open content/open source translation projects.   Special attention will be paid to Apertium and Linguaphile (machine translation projects) and Wiktionary and Omegawiki (Wiki-based dictionaries)
-How will the OTE be used?
-== By the Linguist ==
-In the field of Machine Translation, I have chosen the Apertium project as the first external format to support.
-Apertium is a robust project with many active particpants.  But there is a lack of tools to allow multiple developers to create the translation dictionaries needed to run Apertium.
-Currently Apertium dictionaries are modified by direct editing of multiple XML files.  While these XML files are versioned with Subversion, this is not an ideal solution for true community involvement.
-The OTE will be enhanced to first support tagging of Parts of Speech (Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc).  This is an important first step in order to support the second step: Dictionary Export in the proper Apertium XML formats.  At the end of this project, I will produce a basic system that integrates with Apertium.
-A proposal for OTE Version 3.0 will then be submitted for further enhancements (Dictionary Import, support for Transfer Rules and Apertium Paradigms)
-== By the Student ==
-I started the OTE project to help me learn the Dutch language.  ....
-== By the Developer ==
-A primary goal of this project is to create tools that are easily useable with other Open Source projects.
-= License =
-Currently the OTE is under the BSD License.  This includes both the source code and the translation dictionaries.
-During this project, I will re-evaluate which Open Source license is the best choice, with particular attention to possible differences in needs between the source code and translation dictionaries.
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 === Dictionary Viewer ===
-=== Dictionary Export ===
+=== Dictionary Import / Export ===
-Formats: CSV, database(MySQL) dump, OTE XML, Apertium XML
+Formats: CSV, database(MySQL) dump, OTE XML, Apertium XML, Linguaphile .pm
-===  Dictionary Import ===
-Formats: CSV, OTE XML
 ===  Word-2-Word Translator ===
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 Using the wiki model, all changes are stored, allowing reversion to any previous state.
-= Future Work =
-Upon successful completion of this project, I will submit a new proposal for OTE Version 3.0.
-Possible items:
-Further Apertium support
-More Robust Classroom management tools
-Support for further public installations of OTE
-Integration with more projects... More export formats
-= Misc.... =
-Comparison of OTE to current 'translation memory' systems, such as the many gettext/.po file editor / aggregators.

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 Currently Apertium dictionaries are modified by direct editing of multiple XML files.  While these XML files are versioned with Subversion, this is not an ideal solution for true community involvement.
-The OTE will be enhanced to first support tagging of Parts of Speech (Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc).  This is an important first step in order to support the second step: Dictionary Export in the proper Apertium XML formats.
+The OTE will be enhanced to first support tagging of Parts of Speech (Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc).  This is an important first step in order to support the second step: Dictionary Export in the proper Apertium XML formats.  At the end of this project, I will produce a basic system that integrates with Apertium.
-At the end of this project, I will produce a basic workable system that integrates with Apertium.  A proposal for OTE Version 3.0 will then be submitted for further enhancements (Dictionary Import, support for Transfer Rules and Apertium Paradigms)
+A proposal for OTE Version 3.0 will then be submitted for further enhancements (Dictionary Import, support for Transfer Rules and Apertium Paradigms)
 == By the Student ==

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 == Community Tools ==
+The OTE allows users, based on their account permissions, to either "suggest" a change, or to "commit" a change.
-Add / Delete / Modify: Individual Word
+Users may modify the folling items:
-Add / Delete / Modify: Tagging: Parts of Speech for a Word
-Add / Delete / Modify: Translation Word Pairs
+=== Individual Word ===
-Add / Delete / Modify: Languages
-Versioning - all words, translation pairs, and tags are versioned, allowing reversion to previous states.
+=== Tagging: Parts of Speech for a Word ===
+Noun Editor - Singular, Plural, Masculine/Feminine, Etc.
+Adjective Editor -
+Verb Editor -
+=== Translation Word Pairs ===
+=== Languages ===
+Add, Modify, or Delete a language from the OTE database.  This is mostly an administrator task, but can be fully community driven.
+=== Version System ===
+Using the wiki model, all changes are stored, allowing reversion to any previous state.
 = Future Work =

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 The OTE will be enhanced to first support tagging of Parts of Speech (Noun, Verb, Adjective, etc).  This is an important first step in order to support the second step: Dictionary Export in the proper Apertium XML formats.
+At the end of this project, I will produce a basic workable system that integrates with Apertium.  A proposal for OTE Version 3.0 will then be submitted for further enhancements (Dictionary Import, support for Transfer Rules and Apertium Paradigms)
 == By the Student ==
+I started the OTE project to help me learn the Dutch language.  ....
-School / Language Learning
 == By the Developer ==
 A primary goal of this project is to create tools that are easily useable with other Open Source projects.
-Bootstrapping
 = License =
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 ===  Dictionary Import ===
+Formats: CSV, OTE XML
 ===  Word-2-Word Translator ===
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 Possible items:
-Further Apertium support, particulary for Transfer Rules and Paradigms.
+Further Apertium support
 More Robust Classroom management tools
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 Support for further public installations of OTE
-Integration with Wordnet, World Wide Lexicon, .PO files...
+Integration with more projects... More export formats
 = Misc.... =