From xod@sixgirls.org Thu May 11 16:11:05 2000 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 6179 invoked from network); 11 May 2000 23:11:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by m1.onelist.org with QMQP; 11 May 2000 23:11:04 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO reva.sixgirls.org) (207.252.3.72) by mta3 with SMTP; 11 May 2000 23:11:02 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by reva.sixgirls.org (8.9.3+3.2W/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA21374 for ; Thu, 11 May 2000 19:09:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 19:09:44 -0400 (EDT) To: Lojban Listserver Subject: Logflash In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Invent Yourself On Tue, 9 May 2000, Taral wrote: > I was thinking of making a couple modifications to the algorithm once a > complete replica was made: > > 1) Using word frequencies to alter how frequently a word is tested. > 2) Tracking error rates on both L->E and E->L directions. (Possibly using > an aging algorithm... it will need tuning.) > 3) Providing multiple correct answers for translation. (I'm not so sure > about this one.) > > Any comments? I want to be able to use an English synonym found in the given definition instead of the canonical word. For instance, for klama, either "come" OR "go". The frustration over feeling punished for giving the correct idea but the wrong word has postponed my Logflash usage until I bother to go through the list and remove the words I already know, such as klama. ----- In the Linux world, all of the major distributions have turned into companies. How much revenue would Red Hat generate if their product was flawless? How much support would they sell?