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+This is the bsdmainutils package from Debian. It's a collection of common BSD
+utilities, compiled from different sources, by the Debian folks. It includes
+tools such as the classic 'calendar'.
+
+This SlackBuild uses the Debian sources to create a suitable package for
+Slackware. Hdate (and it's python bindings) is a build-time dependency, that
+is built in this same package, but not installed. Because it's a package for
+Slackware, and not Debian, it bears the following differences from the
+original Debian package:
+- Utilities that conflict with Slackware's util-linux have been removed.
+- /etc/cron.daily/bsdmainutils and /etc/default/bsdmainutils have been
+ installed in /usr/doc as cron.daily, and bsdmainutils.default, respectively.
+ Please verify that these scripts work on your machine before using them in
+ production. They were tailored for Debian, not Slackware!
+- The postinst and prerm scripts aren't installed, because they're unnecessary
+ in the context of Slackware.
+- Slight structure alterations to fit with the Slackware filesystem. See the
+ SlackBuild for more details.