[Savannah-hackers] Re: libidn

[Simon Josefsson]

Would it be possible to change the designation of the "libidn" project
so it is a GNU project?  And move the WWW CVS root.  Thanks.

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> I hereby dub libidn a GNU package.
>
> Please don't forget to mention prominently in the README file and
> other suitable documentation places that it is a GNU program.
>
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>
> new-gnu people, could you please enter Simon Josefsson in
> gnuorg/maintainers?  (He should already be on the gnu-prog lists.)