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

[Tomáš Čech]

On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 05:02:05PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Tomáš Čech <address@hidden> skribis:
>
> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 02:28:25PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> > > Tomáš Čech <address@hidden> 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
> address@hidden

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.

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