Re: [PATCH] gnu: sdcv: Add new variable.

["Tomáš Čech" <sleep_walker@gnu.org>]

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On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 05:02:05PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@gnu.org> skribis:
>
>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 02:28:25PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>>>Tomáš Čech <sleep_walker@gnu.org> skribis:
>
>[...]
>
>>>And at <http://sdcv.sourceforge.net/>, sdvc describes itself as the
>>>“console version of [the] StarDict program”, 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’s 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’s remove sdcv and add these
>instead.  If the answer is no, it may be best to get advice from
>gnu-linux-libre@nongnu.org.

I don't think I want to invest more time in this package. The code is
ready and can be found on mailing list if anyone would like to revive
it and request audit.

I applied the reverted patch.

Thanks.

S_W

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