Project Sugita Genpaku
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Project Sugita Genpaku (プロジェクト杉田玄白) is a project that aims to translate free content
texts into Japanese. Translated texts are distributed under an open source
-like licence. The project was founded by Hiro Yamagata
in 1999,
The name is after Sugita Genpaku
, a famous Japanese scholar in Edo era
who translated a Dutch book about anatomy
in the first time in Japan, known as Kaitai-shinsho.
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Free content
Free content, or free information, is any kind of functional work, artwork, or other creative content that meets the definition of a free cultural work...
texts into Japanese. Translated texts are distributed under an open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
-like licence. The project was founded by Hiro Yamagata
Hiro Yamagata
is a Japanese author, critic, economist, and translator. He translated some important works in computer technology such as "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" by Eric S. Raymond, "Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace" by Lawrence Lessig into Japanese...
in 1999,
The name is after Sugita Genpaku
Sugita Genpaku
was a Japanese scholar who was known for his translation of Kaitai Shinsho .Besides Kaitai Shinsho, he also authored Rangaku Kotohajime ....
, a famous Japanese scholar in Edo era
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
who translated a Dutch book about anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
in the first time in Japan, known as Kaitai-shinsho.
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- digitizing of Japanese copyright-freeCopyright-freeCopyright-free is a conventional expression extensively used in Japan by authors whose works can be used freely regardless of copyright. It is distinguished from public domain but is not entirely a commitment to copyleft.-External links:...
texts.