Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of TYK - a language learning tool - savannah.nongnu.org

[Rudy Gevaert]

Hi,

I'm evaluating the project you submitted for approval in Savannah.

On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 01:20:07PM -0400, address@hidden wrote:
> 
> A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
> This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
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> 
> Kai Sterker <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
> License: gpl
> Other License: 
> Package: TYK - a language learning tool
> System name: tyk
> Type: non-GNU
> 
> Description:
> [2. Attempt: All Headers replaced, COPYING included]
> 
> 
> TYK (Teach Yourself Korean) is mainly written to aid me in learning a new 
> language (korean, who'd have guessed!). However, being a follower of the free 
> software movement, I'd like to share what I do with the community.
> 
> In order for people to get the most benefit out of TYK, it will be written to 
> support any foreign language. All data comes in XML format, so new lessons 
> and exercises can be easily made (I personally will concentrate on korean, 
> though).
> 
> Gettext support should allow to localize lessons, so that one foreign 
> language can be easily paired with different native languages. (i.e. german 
> <-> korean, english <-> korean, etc ...).
> 

> The backend of TYK will be written in C++, with portability in mind,
> so that it can run on any POSIX compliant system out of the box. The
> frontend is a different matter, as input of non-western characters
> is still a bit tricky. Planned are a GTK frontend, as that allows
> usage of the ami xinput server. But I'll also provide a Carbon gui
> to run TYK on OS X (I intend to use it on my iBook too). So Linux,
> FreeBSD and OS X would be covered. Other targets might require their
> own gui's, but I'll leave that to others, who'll hopefully jump
> aboard.

"Linux" is just a kernel of a more complex system
that we like to refer to as GNU/Linux, to emphasize
the ideals of the Free Software movement.


Would you mind changing references to Linux as an OS
to GNU/Linux?

For more information, see
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html

I have approved your project.  You will receive an automated e-mail
containing detailled information about the approval.

Regards,


Rudy


> 
> A very, very prelimenary version, that does not even compile right now, is 
> available at 
> 
>     http://adonthell.linuxgames.com/files/tyk-0.1.tar.gz
> 
> Kai
> 
> Other Software Required:
> libxml >= 2.5
> libsdl >= 1.2
> 
> Other Comments:
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