IE etymological dictionary

[Rick Mc Callister]

	with all the talent on this list, something much better than
Pokorny could be created
	it could also be translated into several languages to make it more
accessible
	It is legal to use data from copyrighted sources although you have
to create an original format
	Sean's idea would be a tremendous boost for your profession and
those of you in major universities would be wise to help him come up with
grant money so he could farm out work to your grad students
	In the meantime, all of you can help by posting your papers and raw
data online and working to get professional journals to republish their
older editions online
	The geeks at computing services can make you free servers from
obsolete computers and free Linux software, so you can post as much
material as you want
	Those of you who work with endangered languages can post audio very
easily with free downloadable software --although the files can be
humongous and if you want real quality audio you do have to pay a couple of
hundred dollars

[snip]

>Pokorny is still under copyright; the most recent edition is copyright
>1959.  It will be a great many years before that edition passes into the
>public domain.  The U.S. government keeps extending the term of copyright
>longer and longer; they just bumped it up another 20 years a few years
>ago.

[snip]

Rick Mc Callister
W-1634
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus MS 39701