[Debian-arabic-packages] Re: [Fwd: aspell-ar-large - request for help]

[Mohammed Sameer]

On Fri, Dec 01, 2006 at 01:58:31PM -0700, Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Lior Kaplan wrote:
> 
> >Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> >>On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Lior Kaplan wrote:
> >>
> >>>Subject: aspell-ar-large - request for help
> >>>Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:16:30 +0200
> >>>From: Lior Kaplan <kaplan at debian.org>
> >>>To: Brian Nelson <pyro at debian.org>
> >>>CC: Debian Arabic Packaging Team
> >>><debian-arabic-packages at lists.alioth.debian.org>
> >>>
> >>>Hi Brian,
> >>>
> >>>Since the last time we met, I've managed to be involved in a few aspell
> >>>word lists. This time I've encountered with a problem I can seems to
> >>>solve.
> >>>
> >>>We have two word lists for arabic, a small on (aspell-ar in debian) and
> >>>a large one (comes from aspell's site, would be aspell-ar-large in
> >>>debian).
> >>
> >>Why is this?  Why are you using a different one than the official for
> >>aspell-ar on debian?  If there is a good reason maybe I should also use
> >>it for the official aspell dictionary and rename the current one.
> >
> >The current aspell-ar (one on aspell's site) is quite large and can leap
> >to performance issues. This is the reason for the rename.
> >
> >The other wordlist is much smaller, but still not complete enough to
> >replace the the first wordlist.
> >
> >In sake of the debian users, we decided to provide both packages:
> >aspell-ar (the small one) and aspell-ar-large.
> 
> I would like to know more info on this.  Hopefully my messages will get 
> through to debian-arabic-packages so some other people can comment on it.
> 

It's the one I've generated
It contains some errors and it's incomplete but I'm still trying to find people to help.

PS. I know I should've worked on the package but I was very busy. Well done Lior and Kevin!

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