Comments on: challenges of the polyglot internet http://www.lokman.org/2008/11/11/challenges-of-the-polyglot-internet/ new media, global communication, journalism Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Barker http://www.lokman.org/2008/11/11/challenges-of-the-polyglot-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Brian Barker Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:28:41 +0000 http://www.lokman.org/?p=106#comment-31 I would also like to see Esperanto as the long term solution to a serious problem, which I believe is severely under rated. However the language has immediate advantages as well. See http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670 or http://www.lernu.net I would also like to see Esperanto as the long term solution to a serious problem, which I believe is severely under rated.

However the language has immediate advantages as well. See http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8837438938991452670 or http://www.lernu.net

]]> By: Bill Chapman http://www.lokman.org/2008/11/11/challenges-of-the-polyglot-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Bill Chapman Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:41:52 +0000 http://www.lokman.org/?p=106#comment-30 I would like, as a long term solution, to see the wider use of Esperanto on the internet. There is already a lot going on. Take a look at www.esperanto.net I would like, as a long term solution, to see the wider use of Esperanto on the internet. There is already a lot going on. Take a look at http://www.esperanto.net

]]> By: benjamin http://www.lokman.org/2008/11/11/challenges-of-the-polyglot-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-26 benjamin Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:59:49 +0000 http://www.lokman.org/?p=106#comment-26 > One way forward to think about this > is whether we can learn from the most > succesful peer production (as coined by > Benkler) and apply them to translation. There are already communities that do this. The most obvious that springs to mind is Adso, a free Chinese-English translation engine powered by community feedback and contributions. Few people really know about it because very few English speakers want to read Chinese andit is focused on Chinese-English translation, but it is very well known in its community and the driving force for a number of popular reference projects. You can download the software at http://adsotrans.com/downloads > One way forward to think about this
> is whether we can learn from the most
> succesful peer production (as coined by
> Benkler) and apply them to translation.

There are already communities that do this. The most obvious that springs to mind is Adso, a free Chinese-English translation engine powered by community feedback and contributions. Few people really know about it because very few English speakers want to read Chinese andit is focused on Chinese-English translation, but it is very well known in its community and the driving force for a number of popular reference projects.

You can download the software at http://adsotrans.com/downloads

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