Project Summary
GNU Dico is a flexible modular implementation of DICT server (RFC 2229). In contrast to another implementations, it does not depend on particular database format. GNU Dico handles database accesses using loadable modules.
Several database modules are shipped with the package. New modules can easily be written in C, Guile or Python. The module API is mature and well documented.
The package also includes a console client program, that can be used to query remote dictionary servers.
In a Nutshell, GNU Dico...
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took an estimated 10 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in April, 2008
ending with its most recent commit about 1 month ago
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