Re: [AD] Allegro and the Free Software Directory

[Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz <gradha@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 07:40:08PM +0200, Eric Botcazou wrote:
> Up to recently, Allegro was listed on the software list of the FSF as "other
> Free Software":
> http://web.archive.org/web/20020124050730/www.fsf.org/software/software.html
> 
> This list has now been superseded by the Free Software Directory:
> http://www.fsf.org/software/software.html
> 
> It looks like the projects on the former list were not automatically
> transfered to the FSD because Allegro is currently not listed. Should we
> apply for inclusion to the FSD ?

Here's the required template filled with some of the data. Please complete
and send when you finish. Some things are unaccurate or fake, but then,
who wants to list there all the contents of the thanks file?

-- 
 Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz

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%%entry-written-by: Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz <gradha@xxxxxxxxxx>,
somebody else at least.