RE: [lojban] Re: Automatic Lojban -> English translation?

[Invent Yourself <xod@thestonecutters.net>]

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On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Craig wrote:

> >>I agree with Robin. Although a Lojban to English translator would be
> >>easier than an English to Lojban or French to English, it would still
> >>require an enormous amount of work -- a team of people working
> >>full-time, with more Lojban texts than are currenty available.
> >>
> >So basically a basic Lojban translator could be done if someone comes up
> >with a years' salary for a Lojban-fluent programmer!
>
> Or, if we do it in our free time, then everyone who is interested working
> together could maybe do it in, oh, a decade or so. I don't know about the
> rest of you, but I think that's actually quick enough.


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