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Tom=C3=A1=C5=A1 =C4=8Cech <sleep_walker@gnu.org> skribis:

> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 02:28:25PM +0100, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote:
>>Tom=C3=A1=C5=A1 =C4=8Cech <sleep_walker@gnu.org> skribis:

[...]

>>And at <http://sdcv.sourceforge.net/>, sdvc describes itself as the
>>=E2=80=9Cconsole version of [the] StarDict program=E2=80=9D, which is not
>>confidence-inspiring.  Some files such as dictziplib.cpp do indeed seem
>>to come from StarDict.
>
> I wasn't afraid before but now it works as FUD from the sf.net side
> because the lack of information available.
>
>>Could you check if you can find more information?  It=E2=80=99s in Debian=
 and
>>not on <http://libreplanet.org/wiki/NONFSDG>, which is encouraging.
>
>
> The file you mentioned looks like from stardict project, but was
> originally taken from dictd-1.9.7 as it states and during it's history
> it always had GPL license (started with GPL1).

Good.

> But there are also similarities between
> stardict-3.0.4/dict/src/lib/mapfile.h
> and
> sdcv-0.5.0-beta4-Source/src/mapfile.hpp
>
> and that is missing license in sdcv completely.
>
> Further - distance.cpp (GPL) and distance.hpp (no license in header)
> are probably related among projects.

OK.

> Lets scratch it whole, I'm not laywer.
>
> When there is webkit package, I may give a try to GoldenDict.

GNU Dico and the original dictd projects seem to provide comparable
replacements.  Would these fulfill the same use cases?

If the answer is yes, then indeed, let=E2=80=99s remove sdcv and add these
instead.  If the answer is no, it may be best to get advice from
gnu-linux-libre@nongnu.org.

Thanks for investigating!

Ludo=E2=80=99.