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Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of GNU Search
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Loic Dachary |
Subject: |
Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of GNU Search |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:07:07 +0200 |
Approved.
address@hidden writes:
>
> A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
>
>
> Cyril Bouthors <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: other
> Other License: No license since this is a virtual project. (am I wrong ?)
> Package: GNU Search
> System name: gnu-search
> This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
>
> \"GNU Search\" will help volunteers who want to maintain the
> htdig installation to work together for the search facility of
> www.gnu.org.
>
> Three volunteers (working together in the same company)
> proposed their help. They know that this task should not be taken
> lightly. They already have an extensive knowledge of Free Software
> search engines since they maintain one.
>
> The first step is to install the upgraded version of ht://dig
> on fr.fsf.org for test purposes since two of the volunteers are
> already involved in the system administration of this specific
> machine.
>
> The beta version of ht://dig uses GNU mifluz, the volunteers
> are already familiar with the GNU project and they also know GNU
> mifluz (Igor is the debian packager of GNU mifluz). It seems to me
> that allowing them to work in the direction they suggest will
>
> - improve the search facility of www.gnu.org,
> - make it more GNUish,
> - bring three volunteers willing to maintain this on the long
> term.
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