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=The problems= | =The problems= | ||
=Our proposed solutions= | =Our proposed solutions= | ||
=Research questions= | =Research questions= | ||
===How does machine translation work?=== | ===How does machine translation work?=== | ||
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===What human resources would be needed to build our own MT engine?=== | ===What human resources would be needed to build our own MT engine?=== | ||
===What partnership opportunities could be available for this project?=== | ===What partnership opportunities could be available for this project?=== | ||
=User stories= | |||
==Firefox end-users== | |||
*I want to automatically translate web sites into my native language in Firefox desktop. | |||
*I want to automatically translate web sites into my native language in Firefox for Android. | |||
*I want to automatically translate web sites into my native language in the Firefox OS browser. | |||
*I want to be able to give feedback and make corrections to machine translation output within these products. | |||
*My minority language has a very small presence online, but it's my native language and I want to see the web translated into that language. | |||
==Browser users in general== | |||
*I want/need language tools in browser, but am currently forced to use Chrome/go without | |||
*I want language tools in my browser of choice | |||
==Web admins== | |||
*I want an open API to an open MT engine that will allow my users to automatically translate the page's content into their native language with the press of a button. | |||
==Businesses== | |||
*My product is popular in many countries, but I just don't have the resources to offer support in other languages. I want to better server and retain customers who don't speak my language. | |||
==Non-english speaking Mozillians== | |||
*I want to be able to read emails sent to me in my native language. | |||
*I want to be able to send emails to other mozillians who don't speak my language, knowing that my message will be understood by anyone who reads it. | |||
*I want to be able to participate in Mozilla forum discussions in my native language. | |||
==Non-english speaking potential Mozillians== | |||
*I want to support Mozilla but my English is not good enough (or I have none) to participate | |||
==Mozilla localizers== | |||
*I want to translate support pages (or marketing campaigns, or other projects) for my localization of Firefox, but it requires a lot of time to translate. I want to be able to post-edit MT output in order to still provide language coverage without the massive time commitment. | |||
Revision as of 17:09, 25 November 2013
The problems
Our proposed solutions
Research questions
How does machine translation work?
What methodology is the most accurate?
What parts doe a machine translation engine consist of?
How do you measure the output quality of a machine translation engine?
What prominent machine translation engines are out their and what are they known for?
| Name | Owner | Method | Open/Closed | # of supported languages | Noteworthy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Translate | |||||
| Microsoft Translator | |||||
| Babelfish | |||||
| MosesMT | |||||
| Other | |||||
| Other | |||||
| Other | |||||
| Other |
What prominent corpuses are currently available?
| Name | Owner | Method | Open/Closed | # of languages | Noteworthy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Translate | |||||
| Microsoft Translator | |||||
| Babelfish |
What are the pros and cons of having a Mozilla MT engine?
What technology resources would be needed to build our own MT engine?
What human resources would be needed to build our own MT engine?
What partnership opportunities could be available for this project?
User stories
Firefox end-users
- I want to automatically translate web sites into my native language in Firefox desktop.
- I want to automatically translate web sites into my native language in Firefox for Android.
- I want to automatically translate web sites into my native language in the Firefox OS browser.
- I want to be able to give feedback and make corrections to machine translation output within these products.
- My minority language has a very small presence online, but it's my native language and I want to see the web translated into that language.
Browser users in general
- I want/need language tools in browser, but am currently forced to use Chrome/go without
- I want language tools in my browser of choice
Web admins
- I want an open API to an open MT engine that will allow my users to automatically translate the page's content into their native language with the press of a button.
Businesses
- My product is popular in many countries, but I just don't have the resources to offer support in other languages. I want to better server and retain customers who don't speak my language.
Non-english speaking Mozillians
- I want to be able to read emails sent to me in my native language.
- I want to be able to send emails to other mozillians who don't speak my language, knowing that my message will be understood by anyone who reads it.
- I want to be able to participate in Mozilla forum discussions in my native language.
Non-english speaking potential Mozillians
- I want to support Mozilla but my English is not good enough (or I have none) to participate
Mozilla localizers
- I want to translate support pages (or marketing campaigns, or other projects) for my localization of Firefox, but it requires a lot of time to translate. I want to be able to post-edit MT output in order to still provide language coverage without the massive time commitment.