On 29/05/10 23:43, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> What I am looking for is agreement what technical issues need to be solved
> before a sign language can become a Wikipedia. Compatible policies are not
> an issue. I am thinking of being able to include images in the text and
> having wiki links. What els
Hoi,
I am interested to learn why there are questions about the viability of an
extension for the SignWriting script. The script is in existence and has
evolved for the last thirty years. More and more schools are making it part
of their curriculum and it is used all over the world. It is even taug
Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> Hoi,
> The creation of a wiki for SignWriting is a* very* exciting development. In
> the language committee we have indicated that technical issues are what
> prevents a Wikipedia for sign languages at this time. The SignWriting wiki
> is effectively an incubator for the te
Hoi,
The request for new projects asks at this time for a Wikipedia in American
Sign Language and a Wikipedia in Danish Sign Language. The incubator at the
SignWriting Foundation allows for articles written in SignWriting in any
sign language.
For your information, SignWriting is the only script u
On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 11:43 PM, Gerard Meijssen
wrote:
> ...snip...
> Given all the technical issues, I am of the opinion that a requirement for
> localisation can be waved. Sign languages with SignWriting would introduce
> the writing in lanes ie top to bottom with characters moving slightly to
Hoi,
The creation of a wiki for SignWriting is a* very* exciting development. In
the language committee we have indicated that technical issues are what
prevents a Wikipedia for sign languages at this time. The SignWriting wiki
is effectively an incubator for the technology needed and for the langu
