Re: A new project - automatic translation

Hi Shlomi,

Thanks for your comments.  I will take them into account.  I will also
reply to some comments on the Linux-IL mailing list.

Best Regards,

Uri Even-Chen
Speedy Net
Raanana, Israel.

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Shlomi Fish wrote:
> On Sunday 13 November 2005 15:12, Uri Even-Chen wrote:
> 
>>Hi people,
>>
>>I am thinking about starting a new open source project related to
>>automatic translation.  The idea is to create a website and/or software
>>that will automatically translate texts from one language to another.  I
>>want the website or software to be able to get feedback from users and
>>learn from mistakes.  The quality of translation should improve over time.
>>
>>I would like to get your feedback about this idea:
>>- Do you think it's a good idea?
> 
> 
> It is a good idea. But I don't know how realistic it is. As far as I know, a 
> good translation (even between two specific languages - say English and 
> French) is AI Complete:
> 
> http://www.jargon.net/jargonfile/a/AI-complete.html
> 
> See for example Joel Spolsky's weblog entry about the quality of the Google 
> translation:
> 
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2003/11/30.html
> 
> 
>>- Do you think it can be implemented?
> 
> 
> Maybe it can, but It would be very hard.
> 
> 
>>- Do you have any suggestions how to implement it?
> 
> 
> Sorry, no.
> 
> 
>>- How many people are necessary to implement such an idea?
> 
> 
> One, I suppose.
> 
> 
>>- Are you interested in being involved?
>>
> 
> 
> No, I'm not. I've got much better things to do. If I want to translate 
> something, I'll pay for a professional translator or do the translation 
> myself, assuming I can.
> 
> Regards,
> 
>       Shlomi Fish
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