Hi,
I am interested in working for your organization for GSOC. I
would like to ask a couple of questions before I formally apply.
First, I have limited programming experience
To develop a language pair you don't need much programming experience.
You need a good command of the grammars of the involved language as well
as some familiarity with XML.
as I have only taken an introduction class where we learn java, and I
am also learning python in my spare time. Will this be a problem?
I don't think so.
Second, I would like to make an English to Latin translator, but I
am not fluent in Latin yet.
Being fluent is not absolutely necessary; it helps, but in the initial
steps of the development of a new language pair is not needed. What is
needed is an ability to integrate information and resources you have
about the languages into rules and dictionaries, and a good command of
the formats in which Apertium data are written.
By the way, you should first look for any free/open-source resources
with GPL compatible licenses that you can use to avoid building
everything from scratch.
By the way, why English to Latin? I can see more applications for Latin
to English!
I am in Beginning Latin II at the moment, where I am recieving an 'A',
and I feel I have a firm grasp over the topics covered so far and I am
more than willing to learn anything I don't yet know that I would need
to complete this. Also, I think that making a new dictionary will
take more than the three months that the summer of code goes for.
Would this be possible?
You can start the language pair in three months and populate
dictionaries up to a point. Then the language pair may be adopted and
developed further.
Third. Because I have 2 small children, I can only put in 3-4
hours per day and maybe 5 hours one day a week. That is only 22 - 29
hours per week. It says on your Top tips for GSOC applications that
you would like for your students to work atleast 30 hours a week. I
may be able to squeeze an extra hour or two if both of my daughters
take naps at the same time, but it's not guaranteed so I won't count
it in the total hours I could work. Will the 22 - 29 hours a week be
enough?
It depends on how good a coder you are. But it is indeed tight!
Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
I'm sure someone else in the list will add their two cents too.
Keep in touch
Mikel Forcada
Sincerely,
Beau Beck
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the
growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses
are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software
be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker
today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar
_______________________________________________
Apertium-stuff mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff
--
Mikel L. Forcada (http://www.dlsi.ua.es/~mlf/)
Departament de Llenguatges i Sistemes Informàtics
Universitat d'Alacant
E-03071 Alacant, Spain
Phone: +34 96 590 9776
Fax: +34 96 590 9326
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the
growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses
are taking advantage of Intel(R) vPro (TM) technology - will your software
be a part of the solution? Download the Intel(R) Manageability Checker
today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-dev2devmar
_______________________________________________
Apertium-stuff mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/apertium-stuff
