Hi,
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The manpages-nl package ( Manual Pages Translated into Dutch ,
http://nl.linux.org/doc/manpages.php ) hasn't been touched since
2001/12/21. AFAIC, the means this package isn't maintained upstream.
The major part of the translations are made early 2001, from manpages
shipped with Debian `potato'. Jos Boersema has done the translation
work, I have done some of the packaging work. I no longer have time to
keep doing the work, and Jos has lost interest. (Jos, correct me if I'm
wrong here.)
However, the package contains over 1 MB of manpage source (over 200
pages). It'd be a big shame if this excellent work (by Jos Boersema)
would get lost forever. Therefore, I here sent out a last call for
people willing to start maintaining this package.
Infrastructure has been set up: a CVS repository is at
:ext:fjordland.nl.linux.org:/home/CVS linuxorg/doc/man , browsable via
http://nl.linux.org/doc/man/, there is a mailinglist (
http://mail.nl.linux.org/manpages-nl/ ). Of course I'm willing to give
people who'd like to pick this up some help, if needed. The main issue
is: make sure the various manpages are brought up-to-date, and release a
new tarball. One might even want to release a tarball with only the
``most important'' pages updated. I've given a short how-to-get-started
in http://mail.nl.linux.org/manpages-nl/2002-05/msg00000.html .
Issues raised here were discussed earlier, see
http://mail.nl.linux.org/manpages-nl/2002-04/msg00000.html .
I surely hope things will get going again...
Bye,
Joost
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