We are very pleased to announce the release of WordNet-Similarity, version 1.01. As the increment to the version number suggests, this is a major new upgrade to the package, and marks our move to WordNet 2.1!
So, we are happy to say that we now support WordNet 2.1. :) You can download version 1.01 from: http://search.cpan.org/~tpederse/WordNet-Similarity-1.01/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/wn-similarity [Due to a CPAN indexing error you might see a version known as 0.15redo listed as most current on CPAN. Ignore that, it will be fixed in the next few days, and you should go ahead and get 1.01.] If you are still using WordNet 2.0, you should continue to use WordNet-Similarity 0.16 and WordNet-QueryData-1.38. **** However, please note that any further enhancements that we make to the package will be made to 1.01 and beyond, so in effect we will not be supporting 2.0 or earlier versions. This is in fact that same policy the WordNet folks have (they are not supporting versions of WordNet prior to 2.1) so it's probably time to upgrade. :) The major changes in this version include support for version 2.1, as well as incorporation of Wybo Wiersma's changes to improve performance of the lesk measure (which includes the modifications to lesk.pm, something that we missed in 0.16!). Please note that there will be changes to Text-Similarity as well that will improve performance further, but those are independent of WordNet-Similarity and have therefore been put behind these changes in our internal queue. FYI, here is the portion of the Change Log that pertains to 1.01: Version 1.01 * 12/09/05 (1) Modified get_wn_info.pm with Wybo Wiersma's changes. (Sid) (2) Modified lesk.pm, vector.pm and vector_pairs.pm to be compatible with above changes. (Sid) * 12/07/05 (1) Updated all utilities to use WordNet 2.1 (WordNet::QueryData 1.39 or above). (Sid) (2) Updated all modules and test cases for WordNet 2.1. (Sid) * 12/05/05 (1) Changed order of authors in package documentation. (Sid) So, please give this a try, and let us know of any questions or concerns you might have!! Enjoy, Ted and Sid -- Ted Pedersen http://www.d.umn.edu/~tpederse ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose.org helps at-risk students succeed. Fund a student project today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/9.ZgmA/FpQLAA/HwKMAA/x3XolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nlpatumd/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
