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Henri Chorand <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
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Package: Free Computer-Aided Translation Software
System name: freecats
Type: non-GNU

Description:
This project aims to build a free computer-aided translation (CAT) software 
which will offer:
- Web-based, multi-user translation memory server updated in real-time (built 
on top of an XML server)
- GUI clients for interactive segmentation & translation, legacy translations 
alignment, use of terminology databases (will run under Linux GUI/Mac OS X/MS 
Win)

Using an XML-based working format (XLIFF), it will include conversion filters 
to enable translation of various open & proprietary file formats (XML, HTML, 
Open Office & many other, hopefully).
It will be based on open standards (XLIFF, TMX, TBX).

No code has been written yet, but I have begun designing the user interface and 
recruiting other developers. We hope to attract a number of free software 
developers, because a free CAT software would be a great help for localizing 
existing free software & documentation.
This project starts from end-user requirements (translators who want to get rid 
of proprietary CAT software, like partially M$-owned Trados) and for which no 
free software alternative exists).
The initial design stage is well advanced. You can download its design 
documentation at 
http://www.kemperdoc.com/freecats/design/Development_Roadmap_0.0.sxw (Open 
Office format)

Development tools selected: C++ (gcc), Qt Designer (portable GUI interface)
We also want to build packaged install modules for each targeted environment.

Other Software Required:
We may build our translation memory server on top of Apache/Xindice or eXist 
native XML database server.

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