Pack logicmoo_nlu -- ext/pldata/WNprolog-1.6/prolog/README

This is the README file for WordNet 1.6

About WordNet WordNet is an online lexical reference system. Word forms in WordNet are represented in their familiar orthography; word meanings are represented by synonym sets (synset) - lists of synonymous word forms that are interchangeable in some context. Two kinds of relations are recognized: lexical and semantic. Lexical relations hold between word forms; semantic relations hold between word meanings.
To learn more about WordNet, read "Five Papers on WordNet", available via anonymous FTP and in printed form. A book, "WordNet: An Electronic Lexical Database", containing an updated version of "Five Papers on WordNet" and additional papers by WordNet users, will be available from MIT Press in Spring of 1998.

Information about WordNet, an online interface, and the various WordNet packages are available from our Web site at http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/
Contacting Us WordNet was developed at Princeton University's Cognitive Science Laboratory by Psychology Professor George Miller. Ongoing development work and WordNet related projects are done by a small group of researchers, lexicographers, and systems programmers. Since our resources are VERY limited, we request that you please confine correspondence to WordNet topics only. When reporting a problem, please be as specific as possible, stating the computer platform you are using, which interface you are using, and the exact error. The more details you can provide, the more likely it is that you will be an answer.
Please address all e-mail concerning WordNet to wordnet@princeton.edu.

We maintain a database of "registered" WordNet users. We use this database to send mail to users when necessary (such as announcing a new release), and also to help keep track of the number of users we have, which in turn helps us with important items such as funding. If you download WordNet, you are encouraged to send e-mail to the address above.

In addition to the user database, there is a WordNet user discussion group mailing list. Information on joining the user mailing list is in the file README.ml.

We are willing to establishing a 'contrib' directory. If you have a package that you would like to have considered for addition, please send e-mail to wordnet@princeton.edu.
The WordNet Web Site We maintain a Web site at http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/
From this site users can download WordNet, run a Web interface to WordNet, or download "Five Papers on WordNet". We also maintain links to other related projects and online interfaces to WordNet, and an extensive (but by no mean complete) bibliography. We will add links to user applications and papers. Please send e-mail to the above address.
WordNet Packages WordNet Version 1.6 is now available. See the file CHANGES for information about changes from version 1.5. WordNet 1.5 is no longer available.
Several different WordNet packages are available. All are available from the WordNet FTP site. The PC and Macintosh packages are also available on CD-ROM from MIT Press (Spring 1998). Visit their Web site at http://mitpress.mit.edu for the MIT Press catalog.

Most users require only the database package. An explanation of each package follows.

4.1 Database Package

The database package is a complete installation for WordNet 1.6 users. It includes the 1.6 database files, precompiled binaries for the supported platforms specified below, source code for the WordNet browsers and library, and documentation. The other packages are not included - they must be downloaded and installed separately.

4.2 Semantic Concordance Package

The semantic concordance package contains three sets of semantically tagged Brown Corpus files, statistical information, and the "escort" interface precompiled for the Unix and Windows-based PC platforms listed below. Documentation describing the format of the semantic concordance files and on using "escort" is included. The WordNet 1.6 database is not included and must be downloaded separately.

4.3 Prolog Database Package

The WordNet 1.6 database files are available in a Prolog-readable format. Documentation describing the file format is included. This package is only downloadable in compressed tar file format, although once unpackaged it can be used from PC and Macintosh systems since the files are in ASCII.

4.4 Sense Map Package

To help users automatically convert 1.5 noun senses to their corresponding 1.6 senses, we provide noun sense mapping information in this package. The sense map package contains files to map polysemous and monosemous nouns, and documentation that describes the format of these files. As with the Prolog database, this package is only downloadable in compressed tar file format, but the files are also in ASCII.
Supported Platforms Precompiled binaries for the WordNet browsers are included in the database package for the following platforms. A precompiled binary for "escort" is included in the semantic concordance package for the Unix and Windows-based PC platforms.
Note that these are the platforms that the binaries were compiled on. Most should work on newer versions of the operating system.
```
Sun SPARC running SunOS 4.1.3
Sun SPARC running Solaris 2.5.2
SGI running IRIX 5.3
PC(486) running Linux kernel 2.0.27
PC(Pentium) running Windows/95
PC(386) running Windows 3.1
PC(386) running DOS
PowerMac running MacOS 7.5.1
```
Source code is included in the database package so users on different computer platforms can compile the WordNet library and browsers for their system.
Disk Space Requirements The WordNet database package requires approximately 37MB of disk space, depending on computer platform. The sense index (6.1MB) and gloss index (5.7MB) files are optional, and can be removed to save space. The database alone requires 22MB of disk space.
The semantic concordance package requires 43MB of disk space. The Prolog package requires 18.6MB of disk space. The sense map package requires 6.7MB of disk space.
Obtaining WordNet 1.6 Packages via FTP We prefer that you FTP the WordNet system via anonymous FTP from one of the following FTP sites:
```
In the US: ftp.cogsci.princeton.edu [128.112.144.11]
In Europe: ftp.ims.uni-stuttgart.de [141.58.127.61]
```
Anyone who wants to mirror this release on an FTP server should notify Princeton in advance.

7.1 FTP Packages

In order to facilitate downloading, some of the packages are available as either a single file or a series of smaller files. If you download a package that has been split into smaller files, as indicated by the suffix ".tar.gz.aX" where "X" is a lower case letter, you must download all of the individual files in the package.

7.1.1 WordNet Database Packages

Includes WordNet 1.6 database, interfaces, sense index, gloss index, interface and library source code, and documentation.
```
wn16.unix.tar.gz	Unix
wn16.unix.tar.gz.aX	Unix (split into 512K chunks)
wn16pc.exe		PC
wn16pcm.*		PC (split into 512K chunks)
wn16mac.sea		Macintosh
```
7.1.2 Semantic Concordance Package

Includes semantic concordance files tagged to WordNet 1.6 database, "escort" interface, and documentation.
```
semcor16.unix.tar.gz	Unix
semcor16.exe		PC
semcor16.mac.sea	Macintosh
```
7.1.3 Prolog Database

Includes WordNet 1.6 database in Prolog-readable format and documentation.
```
prolog16.tar.gz		All Platforms
prolog16.tar.gz.aX	All Platforms (split into 512K chunks)
```
7.1.4 Sense Map Package

Includes files mapping of 1.5 noun senses to 1.6 senses and documentation.
```
snsmap16.tar.gz		All Platforms
```
7.1.5 "Five Papers on WordNet"

The paper "Five Papers on WordNet" is available in several different formats:
```
5papers.pdf		PDF file
5papers.ps		Postscript file
5papers.tar.Z		compress tar file of nroff source
```
7.1.6 Other Files
```
README			this file
CHANGES			changes to WordNet made since version 1.5
INSTALL.unix		Unix installation instructions
INSTALL.pc		PC installation instructions
INSTALL.mac		Macintosh installation instructions
```
7.2 Downloading WordNet via FTP

You can download WordNet directly from the Princeton or Stuttgart FTP sites or via links on the WordNet Web site. You should download whichever package files you need and the appropriate INSTALL file for your system.
```
***** REMEMBER TO FTP IN "binary" (or "macbinary") MODE!!! *****
```

IF YOU FTP WordNet, PLEASE SEND MAIL TO wordnet@princeton.edu SO WE *
CAN UPDATE OUR RECORDS AND KEEP TRACK OF OUR USERS FOR FUTURE MAILINGS *
AND RELEASES. EVEN IF YOU ARE A CURRENT USER WHO IS UPGRADING, IT IS *
USEFUL TO US TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE UPGRADED TO 1.6. *

7.2.1 Princeton FTP Site
```
Host:      ftp.cogsci.princeton.edu [128.112.144.11]
Login:     ftp
Password:  Your e-mail address
Directory: pub/wordnet
```
7.2.2 Stuttgart Mirror FTP Site
```
Host:      ftp.ims.uni-stuttgart.de [141.58.127.61]
Login:     ftp
Password:  Your e-mail address
Directory: /pub/WordNet/1.6
```
Note: 'ls' sometimes doesn't work properly, 'dir' shows everything.

Due to the size of the WordNet distribution, please restrict downloading to time frames outside office hours Central European Time (i.e. outside 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.).

All queries regarding the installation of the system, its use and maintenance should be made to wordnet@princeton.edu only.

7.2.3 Downloading Compressed Tar File Packages

Some of the packages (those with the extension "tar.gz") have been archived with tar and compressed with 'gzip'. To install a package compressed with 'gzip', you need to have 'gzip' (or 'gunzip') on your system. If you don't, you can download it from "prep.ai.mit.edu" or one of the numerous FTP sites that mirror the GNU software.

If you download a package that has been split into smaller files, as indicated by the suffix ".tar.gz.aX" where "X" is a lower case letter, you must download all of the individual files in the package.

Note that some of the compressed tar file packages can be used on PC and Macintosh systems once unbundled, however they must be unpackaged using the Unix tools 'gunzip' and 'tar'.

7.2.4 Downloading PC Packages

PC packages are distributed as compressed self extracting archives. Each package is in a single file. Simply run the downloaded file to unbundle the archive.

7.2.5 Downloading Macintosh Packages
```
***** REMEMBER TO FTP IN "macbinary" MODE!!! *****
```
Macintosh packages are distributed as self-extracting archives. Each package is in a single file. Simply run the downloaded file to unbundle the archive.

Installation The INSTALL files listed below contain instructions for unbundling packages on that platform. You should FTP the appropriate file for your platform.
```
INSTALL.unix		Unix installation instructions
INSTALL.pc		PC installation instructions
INSTALL.mac		Macintosh installation instructions
```
Each package, when unbundled, contains a file, INSTALL, with installation instructions for that package.
Bugs Please report all bugs, problems, and WordNet related questions to wordnet@princeton.edu.
As bugs are reported they are logged on the FTP and Web sites, along with the action to take, in the file README.bugs. You should read this file and FTP any additional files that are applicable to your installation.