Bug#122996 dict-client and dict-server virtual package name
On 09 Jan 2002, I posted the following message:
> To: debian-policy@lists.debian.org
> Subject: dict-client virtual package name
> Cc: gnome-utils@packages.debian.org, kdict@packages.debian.org,
> serpento@packges.debian.org
> From: Bob Hilliard <hilliard@debian.org>
> Date: 09 Jan 2002 11:27:50 -0500
>
> On 08 Dec 2001 I filed bug#122996 against debian-policy proposing
> that dict-client be added to the "Authoritative List of Virtual
> Package Names", and posted a message to debian-devel proposing this
> virtual package name.
>
> On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 Steve Greenland <steveg@moregruel.net>
> questioned the purpose of this and asked "What will depend on
> "dict-client"? What is the standard interface provided by such a
> client?"
>
> I responded:
>
> > The various dictionary packages (dict-*) and dict servers (dictd
> > and serpento) would recommend (in English = Suggest in dselectspeak)
> > dict-client. dict and the other dict clients would provide
> > dict-client. The standard interface is the DICT protocol, specified
> > by RFC2229.
>
> On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 Radovan Garabik <garabik@melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk>
> commented:
>
> > I thing virtual package dict-server would not be bad too
> > (though currently there are only two of them in debian,
> > dictd and serpento)
>
> There were no other objections or substantive comments. I
> consider this proposal has been accepted, and am re-titling bug#122996
> accordingly. I propose to incorporate Radovan's suggestion and add
> dict-server to the list.
>
> Please add the following to the Miscellaneous section of the
> list:
>
> dict-client Any package that provides a dict client using the DICT
> protocol, as specified by RFC2229.
>
> dict-server Any package that provides a dict server using the DICT
> protocol, as specified by RFC2229.
dict-client has been added to the list of virtual packages, but
dict-server has not. Is this previous correspondence sufficient to
support a request that dict-server be added, or is it necessary to
file a new bug, request comments on -devel, etc.?
Regards,
Bob
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