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List:       aspell-user
Subject:    Re: [Aspell-user] re: Medical dictionary available
From:       Kevin Atkinson <kevina () gnu ! org>
Date:       2006-12-27 16:11:54
Message-ID: 20061227090851.I3620 () bas ! flux ! utah ! edu
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On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Stephen Holland wrote:

> The medical dictionary can be found at
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/sholland/contrivances/
>
> The file downloadable from there is en-medical.rws
> The file is 6.7 MB in size.  It is both a general english dictionary and a 
> medical dictionary, combined.
>
> You may to create or edit a .multi file for this to work.  One very pleasant 
> and helpful fellow suggested that I just make the word list available so 
> people can compile their own dictionary.
>
> Regarding the copyright, the folks at the NLM claim no copyright and provide 
> it for public use without restriction, except to say they do not want to be 
> credited as the source.  As a list, it is not subject to copyright 
> restrictions.  It is therefore public domain.

Hi, if you release the raw word list (ie not the compiled dictionary) and 
give it a clear copyright notice (or lack of in the case you wish to 
release it in the public domain) I will add it to the list of unofficial 
dictionaries at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/0index.html




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