[Pkg-freedict-devel] freedict 1.3-4: ready for upload? (was: Re: Bug#466210: dict-freedict-eng-fra: please provide dictd-dictionary)

[Joost van Baal]

Hi Kęstutis,

Op Sun 17 Feb 2008 om 01:59:16 +0200 schreef Kęstutis Biliūnas:
> On Sk, 2008-02-17 at 18:50 +0900, Tatsuya Kinoshita wrote: 
> > Package: dict-freedict-eng-fra
> > Version: 1.3-3
> > 
> > Your package seems to have a dictionary for the dictd dictionary
> > server.
> > 
> > According to the debian-policy, please add the virtual package
> > `dictd-dictionary' to the Provides field of your package.
> 
> I had plans not to update the old FreeDict package any more, but our
> project for new freedict packages on Alioth
> (see: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-freedict/ ) has come to stop
> (partly because of the upstream slowness). So, the two month ago I have
> made a new freedict package for debian in old style (today I just added
> the Closes: #466210 entry). The reason for this decision: the many bugs
> are accumulated but the users don't see any changes already longer then
> one year. This new revision will close the 5 bugs.
> 
> But my AM and only sponsor don't answer to my emails and this package
> remains not uploaded. 
> 
> Tatsuya or Joost, maybe you can take over the FreeDict packages from
> me. I don't want any more to be responsible for the work, which I
> can't do. I agree to be the co-maintainer for these packages, but
> not more than this.
> 
> The new package revision can be found on my repository at
> http://kebil.ghost.lt/debian/pool/freedict/ , but now I don't
> ask for uploading this package.

I really feel this new freedict 1.3-4 package should get shipped with
the upcoming Debian lenny release: it would be good for Debian and its
users.  I've just build and checked it; I'd like to upload it as-is.

> I am asking for adoption.

Unfortunately, I don't have the time to really help with the freedict
package development...

> If you don't decide about adoption within one week, I will fill
> the RFA bug against the wnpp package.

OK.

So, unless you tell me not to, I'll upload the package within a few
days.

Thanks for your work!

Bye,

Joost

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