>----Messaggio originale---- >Da: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Data: 17/07/2008 16.55 >A: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >[I have posted same to the OpenStreetMap discussion list, from a different >address - so apologies for cross-postings] > > >INTRODUCTION > >In Italy we are having a lot of elaboration on the concept of "sharing", as >well as on the relationship between "local" communities and "local" organisations with" global" communities and "global" organisations [with the term "global" to be intended as it used to be before the post-modern concept of globalisation was defined]. > >In the bulge of activities and projects, I managed to make available online >the presentation I gave with a GFOSS.it/Italian OSGeo chapter hat in the >closing meeting of the three-month mapping campaign in Milano (code name >M(')appare Milano). > >The PDF is available, in Italian, from the "Presentazioni" section on >http://www.gfoss.it/drupal/materiale > >Thinking of the non-Italian reading audience, and trying not to spend a huge >load of time in the translation, I sought assistance from one of the known automated translation services. And this is what I got: > >http://www.pibinko.org/out/20080702_xche_en_lsd.html > >I remember trying similar exercises when such services where launched, and >having hours of sheer entertainment...I hadn't been trying this for a while, >and what I read in computer-aided- translation-English-with-no-review is *beyond all expectations*. > >I even discovered that one of the GFOSS.it board members is named Steven Coast (Stefano Costa). I never realised this before today. >Possibly we have a new character together with the "fake SteveC" ? > >Also "Thankses" is not bad. >
>GETTING BACK TO THE MAPS: > >Independently of the amenity of the pseudo-translation, I'll be glad to >follow on or expand on specific points of interest. I think there are some to >consider ;) > >Regards, > >Andrea Giacomelli, aka pibinko >vice president and media relations manager, GFOSS.it _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss