Perhaps I have muddied the waters with my clumsy efforts. :] The idea of a dictionary for GIS terms is great, and is something that will be useful for work on the Free GIS Book. I have no problem working on dictionary entries at Wiktionary or somewhere else. For the time being I'll add my definitions to the Starter Dictionary page I created on the OSGeo Wiki. When the group decides where we want our geodefinitions permanently, I'll work on moving the content in the starter dictionary over.
My idea about the Wikipedia entries was not meant to replace the dictionary, but was a separate beast entirely. I don't want the two ideas to be confused. I think there would be content appropriate for an article on something like Wikinfo that wouldn't be appropriate for a dictionary. I hope I haven't made a mess of things. I was just throwing some ideas out there. I'll keep adding entries to the Starter Dictionary page of the OSGeo Wiki as I work on my Metadata chapter and articles for the OSGeo Journal. I will support moving to whatever dictionary platform best fits the OSGeo in the future. Landon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Markus Neteler Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 7:37 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] OSGeo Presence On Wikipedia On Dec 20, 2007 4:14 PM, Alexandre Leroux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Lester Caine wrote: > > And more critically > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_i s_not_a_dictionary > > > > PREVENTS using it as a repository of terms :( > > As the link you just provided indicates, Wiktionary is the Wikipedia > equivalent for a dictionary. I admit I haven't read this whole thread, > but it would make sense to me to use Wiktionary as a repository of > geo-definitions. Right, see http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionary Markus _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Warning: Information provided via electronic media is not guaranteed against defects including translation and transmission errors. If the reader is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in error, please notify the sender immediately. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
