Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 05:14:40 -0800 (PST) From: josh@quick.net To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ports/5801: New port: net/dict Message-ID: <199802201314.FAA24427@newport-1-12.quick.net>
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>Number: 5801
>Category: ports
>Synopsis: New port: net/dict
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-ports
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Feb 20 05:20:01 PST 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Josh Gilliam
>Organization:
>Release: FreeBSD 3.0-CURRENT i386
>Environment:
>Description:
The Dictionary Server Protocol (DICT) is a TCP transaction based
query/response protocol that allows a client to access dictionary
definitions from a set of natural language dictionary databases.
RFC 2229 describes the DICT client/server protocol.
dict(1) is a client which can access DICT servers from the
command line.
Sample output from `dict ferromagnetism`
1 definition found
>From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]:
ferromagnetism
n : materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) become magnetized in
a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the
field is removed
Sample output from `dict FreeBSD`
1 definition found
>From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FreeBSD
<operating system> A free {operating system} based on the {BSD
4.4-lite} release from {Computer Systems Research Group} at
the {University of California at Berkeley}.
FreeBSD requires an {ISA}, {EISA}, {VESA}, or {PCI} based
computer with an {Intel 80386SX} to {Pentium} CPU (or
compatible {AMD} or {Cyrix} CPU) with 4 megabytes of {RAM} and
60MB of disk space.
Some of FreeBSD's features are: {preemptive multitasking} with
dynamic priority adjustment to ensure smooth and fair sharing
of the computer between applications and users. Multiuser
access - {peripherals} such as printers and tape drives can be
shared between all users. Complete {TCP/IP} networking
including {SLIP}, {PPP}, {NFS} and {NIS}. {Memory
protection}, {demand-paged virtual memory} with a merged
{VM}/{buffer cache} design. FreeBSD was designed as a {32 bit
operating system}. {X Window System} (X11R6) provides a
{graphical user interface}. {Binary compatibility} with many
programs built for {SCO}, {BSDI}, {NetBSD}, {386BSD}, and
{Linux}. Hundreds of ready-to-run applications in the FreeBSD
ports collection. FreeBSD is {source code compatible} with
most popular commercial {Unix} systems and thus most
applications require few, if any, changes to compile. {Shared
libraries}. A full compliment of {C}, {C++}, {Fortran} and
{Perl} development tools and many other languages. {Source
code} for the entire system is available. Extensive on-line
documentation.
{Home (http://www.freebsd.org/welcome.html)}
{(ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD)} or try your nearest
{mirror site} listed at the home site or buy the {CD-ROM} from
{Walnut Creek}.
(18 Dec 1995)
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Port located at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/incoming/dict.tar.gz
MD5 (dict.tar.gz) = d0ec4895c3ef4717f65d4ff0e3de5577
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