FreeDict is a small organisation of people who together oversee the publication of free translating dictionaries. They are archived in a flexible XML format that allows for further use and development.
FreeDict also ensures that the dictionaries can be converted into the dictd database format, that works with dictd (see http://www.dict.org) and Serpento (http://melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk/~garabik/serpento/) dictionary servers.
The content of the dictionaries is left up to individual developers. We ourselves can't speak every language on the planet and so rely on the contributing writers and users to produce high-quality, useful dictionaries. We can, however, try to ensure that the dictionaries are formatted and organised correctly, are as easy as practicable to produce and will work on free operating systems.
You are probably reading this HOWTO, to get an idea of what is involved in producing a translating dictionary. The approach taken in this HOWTO is task oriented. We hope you can just jump to the point you are aiming at and continue forward.
