Bug#514690: ITP: artha -- A handy off-line thesaurus based on WordNet

Hi Andreas,
Well, its fine by me in checking-in the control files to the repository. The reason why I was bragging about the procedures is that, I am new to it and thought that they are very hard and fast :) Right now I would prefer option two, since now I am into developing and maintaining a deb package is pretty new to me. So this time, I will upload the packages in mentors and will send you the link so that you can inject them. Once I am done, I will ask for the credintials from alioth.debian.org and will learn doing it myself.

> I'd regard it as a WordNet interface which has
> a different format than dict.

As for Josselin's mail, I agree to your reply that its doesn't come under dictionary category, since its a thesaurus interface for WordNet and also it works completely offline/local. It has unique features which gdict and startdict lack, like hot key summoning, notifications, etc..

> Just correct me if I'm wrong - I just read the description.

I kindly suggest you to try it (http://sourceforge.net/project/platformdownload.php?group_id=250410&sel_platform=13326) and see for yourself :)

Thanks!

Best Regards
Sundaram

From: Andreas Tille <tillea@rki.de>
To: Sundaram <legends2k@yahoo.com>
Cc: Debian Developers <debian-devel@lists.debian.org>; Artha DebianBug <514690@bugs.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:43:02 PM
Subject: Bug#514690: ITP: artha -- A handy off-line thesaurus based on WordNet

On Tue, 10 Feb 2009, Sundaram wrote:

> Actually, I am new to packaging in Debian. I read the New Maintainer's guide and created 2 .deb
> packages (i386 & amd64). I have put them here @ SF.net for local download by general users, not in a
> proper apt repository. All the control files, rules, etc. are in my system, locally. They are not in
> any version controlled area. As per the Debian docs, I have filed a ITP bug. I encountered this site
> mentors.debian.net, where its says new packages needing sponsors are to be uploaded. Now, should I
> upload my packages there and get them sponsored first? Or should I first check in the control files in
> the location you pointed me to. If so, how will I get the credintials to login.

Well, there is no *requirement* to use the SVN repository but it turned out
to be quite reasonable. So I would recommend to do so - but finally it is
your choice. You have to ask on alioth.debian.org for a guest account and
once you got this you can ask for adding you to the debian-science group
which automatically grants you write permission to the Debian Science SVN.

If this is a to complicated procedure for you for the moment just point
me to the *.dsc file on mentors once you uploaded it and I might inject it
into Debian Science SVN (if you agree in principle).

Kind regards

Andreas.

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