software available on ftp site (soon on Web site?)

[Logical Language Group <lojbab@ACCESS.DIGEX.NET>]

In response to the query about lujvo software, I have uploaded to
the Digex ftp site Nora's lujvo-making program, and the last-made
version of the random sentence generator.

I believe that the lujvo-making program has all current rafsi, and should
work well on MS-DOS machines.  Not having used it in ages, I believe that
it has several options:
parse lujvo
build lujvo from gismu or English keyword
drill with random lujvo-making problems

The random sentence generator does exactly what it says - generates
usually-nonsensical but grammatical Lojban sentences.  Except for one
important caveat - the grammar it is based on was version 2.8 and thus is
missing many of the minor changes made in the past few years before the
baseline.  Thus it is likely that on the more complex sentences it will
generate not-quite-grammatical Lojban.  The version of the grammar it
uses is included in the .zip file, and I think that with some input
command it will tell you how IT parses the monstrosity.  There are 6
levels of language complexity provided, if I recall, with each including a
larger subset of the grammar, and allowing a hhigher chance of complex
constructs instead of simple ones.

In theory the random sentence generator could and should be updated to the
baseline grammar.  The files it uses are English-readable and editable.
Butthe process is extremely tedious and error prone, even with a helper program
that Nora has which ensures that no loose ends are left.  Someday I'll get
it up to the current grammar.  In the meantime, it will probably serve some
use.

WE nominally seel these programs as Shareware for $10 each and welcome
contributions.  Indeed any excuse you can come up with to contribute money
would be helpful - we still need somewhat more than $10000 to break even
and enable publication of a Lojban dictionary.

URL for the two programs are
ftp://ftp.access.digex.net/pub/access/lojbab/software/lujvomak.zip
ftp://ftp.access.digex.net/pub/access/lojbab/software/rndsnt28.zip

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