nonfunctional stage, however I intend to finish it within a year or so.
The project aims to provide an open-source sollution similar to takdin
(takdinet.co.il) it will feature a web-interface you can use. No Niqud
support for now but it is in my TODO list. If anyone plans anything do contact me
on [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gaal Yahas wrote:
> Please distribute.
>
>
> Project Ben-Yehuda - Call for Volunteers
> ========================================
>
> Project Ben-Yehuda <http://benyehuda.org/> is seeking volunteers to help
> build the Internet's Hebrew literature library. Project Ben-Yehuda,
> inspired by the (originally English) Project Gutenberg, aims to make
> available online classic texts -- poetry, stories, novels, and essays --
> free of charge and for all who are interested.
>
> We are currently looking for computing help. We have several creative
> projects to work on; some are quite innovative (see below). If you are
> familiar with one or more of these technologies:
>
> * Web UI design and programming
> * Perl
> * Databases
> * Natural language processing (NLP)
> * Search engines
>
> And are looking to participate in an Internet project with significant
> social impact, please read on.
>
>
> Our site today offers the works of such authors as Rachel, Eliezer
> Ben-Yehuda, and many others; we will make Bialik's work available soon,
> as copyright law permits. Texts are typed, proofread, edited and put
> online by human volunteers, and we are looking to streamline this process,
> as well as provide users with better tools for browsing, searching and
> displaying the texts.
>
> Some of the challenges facing us require state-of-the art solutions
> that can be yours to invent, develop, and deploy: Hebrew presents
> unique issues. For example, we envision a Hebrew search engine that is
> Nikkud-aware and does the Right Thing when the search string is (or isn't)
> given with Nikkud, when the target text has (or hasn't) Nikkud marks in
> it. There are other interesting problems to work on in data rendering
> and presentation; performance; cross-browser user interface; and more.
>
> We have already been approached by a sister project aiming to computerize
> Yiddish texts, and since several technological problems are similar,
> our plan is to develop a generic publishing solution that can work for
> either language.
>
> The Ben-Yehuda project consists only of volunteers. Over fifty people
> have contributed by typing in texts. Some have donated books. The
> Shenkar College of Engineering and Design has graciously donated hosting
> services. We have a small software team with clear preference for high
> quality and open source solutions. Join us or enquire for further details
> by writing <gaal-NlEgZgTf/[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>
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