Why there aren't any GLOSSARIES of Rosetta?

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TSUI.Kak-Hee Send message Joined: 19 Nov 05 Posts: 6 Credit: 89,999 RAC: 0	Message 9178 - Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 6:03:02 UTC as the title. and where can i find it? thanks. ID: 9178 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 815 Credit: 1,812,737 RAC: 0	Message 9179 - Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 6:27:33 UTC As far as the BOINC portion goes, the only resource I can point you to is the Wiki, link above my signature. As for the science part of Rosetta@Home the Wikipedia is most likely the "best" choice ... ID: 9179 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

TSUI.Kak-Hee Send message Joined: 19 Nov 05 Posts: 6 Credit: 89,999 RAC: 0	Message 9188 - Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 10:09:17 UTC thank you very much,Paul D. Buck! But i think the Rosetta official ought to provide the GLOSSARY of Rosetta like FAAH. Thanks again! ID: 9188 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

River~~ Send message Joined: 15 Dec 05 Posts: 761 Credit: 285,578 RAC: 0	Message 9189 - Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 11:06:20 UTC - in response to Message 9188. thank you very much,Paul D. Buck! But i think the Rosetta official ought to provide the GLOSSARY of Rosetta like FAAH. Thanks again! I hope they will add it to the 'to do' list because it will enhance their communication with us all if we all know what the words mean. I also think it is not as high a priority as getting rid of any remaining bugs from the Christmas Carnage, nor is it as high a priority as putting the Ralph subproject in place to try to stop such a series of problems hitting all the users next time. Maybe a glossary could be part of a 'science faq' to go alongside the crunching faq. River~~ ID: 9189 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Paul D. Buck Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 815 Credit: 1,812,737 RAC: 0	Message 9195 - Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 12:42:19 UTC Well, what words do you want defined that you could not find in the BOINC-Wiki or the Wikipedia? We are getting a little input from the SIMAP guys in the Wiki, maybe we can, with the help of the projects, get a good list? Then again, if they are in the Wikipedia, why duplicate the work? ID: 9195 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

River~~ Send message Joined: 15 Dec 05 Posts: 761 Credit: 285,578 RAC: 0	Message 9209 - Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 15:17:07 UTC - in response to Message 9195. Well, what words do you want defined that you could not find in the BOINC-Wiki or the Wikipedia? We are getting a little input from the SIMAP guys in the Wiki, maybe we can, with the help of the projects, get a good list? Then again, if they are in the Wikipedia, why duplicate the work? A glossary is a good way to get to know a new field. It is easy to look up the unknown word, and the only definition given is the one that is relevant for the specific work at hand - irrelevant alternative meanings should be flagged up but with a cross reference to elswhere (perhaps wikipedia). If done properly, it would not be duplication, but selection and highlighting the most relevant parts of pre-existing wikipedia entries. The information flow would be two way as there would be bound to be Rosetta specific points left out of the pre-existing entries. River~~ ID: 9209 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote