gettext compatible, public domain collections of translations forstrings commonly used in software a

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It seems to me that there must be some public domain collection
of translated strings that could be searched for 1:1 or fuzzy
translations for strings commonly used in software applications?

Is there a technical and copyright friendly (LGPL licensed?) way
to query services like Google's Translator Toolkit, LaunchPad,
Mygengo, etc. to find translations for common strings?

I've tried to google this topic without success.

Example: public domain po (translation|translations)

Thanks,
Malcolm

 

[Steven D'Aprano]

It seems to me that there must be some public domain collection of
translated strings that could be searched for 1:1 or fuzzy translations
for strings commonly used in software applications?

There must be? Is that a law of nature or something? "I want it, so it
must exist, QED."

Is there a technical and copyright friendly (LGPL licensed?) way to
query services like Google's Translator Toolkit, LaunchPad, Mygengo,
etc. to find translations for common strings?

You would need to check the licence terms and conditions for those
services. It's not enough to have LGPL-licenced software to access
Translator Toolkit, if Google put limits or prohibitions on access.

You will need to check the services in question to see if they publish an
API for programmatically using their software.