Re: ITP: kdict

[Bob Hilliard <hilliard@debian.org>]

Radovan Garabik <garabik@melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk> writes:

> from README:
> Kdict is a graphical client for the DICT Protocol.
> It enables you to search through dictionary-like databases
> for a word or phrase, then displays suitable definitions.

     How does this compare with the wordinspect program?  wordinspect
needs a lot of improvement, but I don't like GUI programs, so I have
never done anything with it.  If you can merge wordinspect into kdict
or otherwise improve it, I would be happy to give it to you.

> licence: I pondered a bit about it, but it seems to comform
> to DFSG (opinions?)

>         5. You may charge a reasonable copying fee for any distribution of
>         this Package. You may charge any fee you choose for support of this
>         Package. You may not charge a fee for this Package itself. However,
>         you may distribute this Package in aggregate with other (possibly
>         commercial) programs as part of a larger (possibly commercial)
>         software distribution provided that you do not advertise this
>         Package as a product of your own.

     I don't think this is DFSG free.
 
Bob
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