webster dictionary (was Re: Packaging a *LARGE* dictionary)
>>>>> "James" == James A Treacy <treacy@debian.org> writes:
James> There is an actual dictionary in Guttenburg (based on 1913
James> Merriam-Webster edition). I have considered packaging it, as a
James> real dictionary would be a real plus to Debian, but the lack of
James> software for searching has kept me from doing it.
There has been an interface for a webster dictionary floating around
the net for some years, facilitating a daemon, a client program, an
emacs interface and stuff to generate indices. I believe it originated
at the NeXT (which used to come with a webster dictionary).
I have it ported it to work here on our solaris and SGI workstations
(using gdbm), so perhaps this is a possible route.
I believe (but haven't checked yet) that the server/client is free
software. We use it with a version of the webster dictionary that
apparently is free, but I have had it stored away for so long that I
do not really know where it came from.
I will check up on this and compare the dictionary format to the
Guttenberg version, and report back to the list.
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