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

Vanita Send message Joined: 21 Oct 05 Posts: 43 Credit: 0 RAC: 0	Message 9674 - Posted: 24 Jan 2006, 0:52:35 UTC I'm working on a science FAQ. I hope that will help with some questions, but it doesn't have a glossary. If people would like to post words they need defined to this thread, I'll be happy to put in the definitions and ask DK to post it to the home page (this thread only please, or likely I won't find it) ID: 9674 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote