Bug#374997: ITP: utf8-migration-tool -- tool to migrate a Debian system to UTF-8
On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 07:21:15PM +0300, Martin-Éric Racine wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: "Martin-Éric Racine" <q-funk@iki.fi>
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> * Package name : utf8-migration-tool
> Version : 0.4
> Upstream Authors: Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@canonical.com>, Martin-Éric Racine <q-funk@iki.fi>
> * URL : http://q-funk.iki.fi/debian/pool/u/utf8-migration-tool/
> * License : GPL
> Programming Lang: Python, GTK2+
> Description : tool to migrate a Debian system to UTF-8
> This wizard upgrades legacy system locales to their UTF-8 equivalent. It
> also informs users whenever files in their home directory still utilize
> legacy encodings.
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> This started as an Ubuntu tool to enable easy migration to UTF-8 for both
> locale settings and user file encodings. Tollef says that since Ubuntu has
> been UTF-8 by default for a few releases already, they are not likely to
> further develop it and invited me to take over development, so I have.
>
> I have found this tool very usefull to help me locate remaining files in my
> home directory that are still in a legacy encoding and to check system files
> for UTF-8 locales utilization.
>
> Given how Etch is going to be the first Debian release with UTF-8 locales by
> default, I figure that it could be a usefull migration tool for others as well.
>
> Frans Pop suggest it could be worth mentioning in Etch's Release Notes and
> recommended that I filed an ITP.
>
> I would gladly welcome co-maintainance with Debian's i10n/i18n team.
What are his benefits over convmv?
Denis
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