On 7/13/07, das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can some site be created where we will have a controlled wiki of a > Bangla dictionary and encyclopedia. 'Controlled' in the sense that a > particular team from us will have the right to edit or change or fix it, > but anyone can add any suggestive entry there. Is it possible?
I think, Yes! Given Mediawiki is a free software, one can configure appropriately to suit the above need. However, I think we can use the existing site http://bn.wiktionary.org for the purpose. We can fetch the entries periodically from it. These entries then can be edited appropriately to have a sort of "Bengalinux Edition" of the dictionary. Now let me be little cynical. The main problem towards having a free digital dictionary for Bengali, is the lack of enough person to do data entry job. I don't really see any short-cut for this task. In fact, lately I have been thinking of trying to do some kind of fund-raising to employ some data-entry operators for the purpose. You have mentioned that one can use OCR method, so let me ask you about it. Is there any available Bengali dictionary whose copyright has expired? Thanks, Golam ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Bengalinux-core mailing list Bengalinux-core@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bengalinux-core
