From: Albert Wagner <alwagner@...>
Date: 2001-12-31T05:18:58+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:29758] Re: Call for a small program - willing to give a bonus

I have never written such a program before, so I wouldn't be much use.  But I 
would appreciate being kept informed.  I too would like to learn German.

Albert

On Sunday 30 December 2001 08:20 am, you wrote:
> Hello out there.
>
> Because of several mails, that my original posting and even the second
> posting
> on the same thread could not be found i decided to post my first posting
> again.
> I set a followup-to comp.lang.python so you will find any answers there.
>
> Sorry for any inconvenience.
>
> <quote>
> Hello out there,
>   who wants to practice his skills and make the start of a language
> learn
> software.
>
> The reason: AFAIK there are just a few - if any - language learn
> programs under a GPL or FreeBSD-Style Licenses available - which could
> be run under linux and windows.
>
> I am learning spanish in an exchange with a mexican who learns german
> right now - and i bought several programs for windows - but none of them
> fulfill what a good learn software IMHO should do.
>
> One of the things that are often missing: presentation of a verb in
> different forms plus a few different examples:
>    the verb to be:
> I am in the pool.                     Ich bin im Pool.
> You are cool.                         Du bist cool.
> He is at the movies with his sister.  Er ist mit seiner Schwester im
> Kino.
>
> This is a quite simple example but i think this are the things one has
> to
> tackle at the beginning of learning a language
>
> The KDE project - www.kde.org - noticed a couple of weeks ago that the
> educational stuff under  kde was kind of lagging behind. Since then
> there popped quite a few new programs out. But although the kde project
> does a great job - the programs still can't be used under windows
> ( at least not without a big effort).
>
> So i thought this is were python, java, ruby or even kylix/delphi  could
> work. I do not know any of these languages but are willing to learn one
> (probably python) so i am not able to write the program myself, but i
> would help in maintenance stuff. (that would mean to type vocabulary in,
> to make example sentences, maintain the web site )
>
> </quote>
>
>
> Later the program should also be able to play sound. I heard,
> this could be difficult with python !?
>
> So maybe Java would be a better bet ?
>
> I am even willing to pay a little for the solution that fits some basic
> needs,
> but because i am a student this will be more like a little bonus.
>
> For more details mail me:
>
> Tom.Karas@htp-tel.de
>
> Best regards
>
> Tom