diff --git a/academic/gtypist/README b/academic/gtypist/README
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+GNU Typist (or gtypist) is free software that assists you in
+learning to type correctly.
+ 
+It is intended to be used on a raw terminal without graphics. It
+has been compiled and used in Unix (GNU/Linux, Aix, Solaris, openBSD)
+and also in DOS/Windows (DOS 6.22, Windows 98).
+ 
diff --git a/academic/gtypist/gtypist.SlackBuild b/academic/gtypist/gtypist.SlackBuild
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Slackware build script for gtypist
+
+# Copyright 2006  Martin Lefebvre <dadexter@gmail.com>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ''AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+# WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+# MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+# PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+# OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+# OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+# ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# Modified by the SlackBuilds.org project
+
+set -e
+
+PRGNAM=gtypist
+VERSION=2.7
+ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+CWD=`pwd`
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+fi
+
+rm -rf $PKG
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+
+tar -xjvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
+cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a-s .
+
+CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
+./configure \
+  --prefix=/usr \
+  --sysconfdir=/etc \
+  --localstatedir=/var
+  
+make
+make install-strip DESTDIR=$PKG
+
+( cd $PKG/usr/man
+  find . -type f -name '*.[1-9]' -exec gzip -9 {} \;
+  for i in `find . -type l` ; do ln -s $( readlink $i ).gz $i.gz ; rm $i ; done
+)
+
+gzip -9 $PKG/usr/info/*.info
+rm -f $PKG/usr/info/dir
+      
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a ABOUT-NLS AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS QUESTIONS README \
+  THANKS TODO  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
diff --git a/academic/gtypist/gtypist.info b/academic/gtypist/gtypist.info
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+PRGNAM="gtypist"
+VERSION="2.7"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/"
+DOWNLOAD="ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/gtypist-2.7.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="200d42de9a0070866d88116112370f0a"
+MAINTAINER="Martin Lefebvre"
+EMAIL="dadexter@gmail.com"
+APPROVED="robw810"
diff --git a/academic/gtypist/slack-desc b/academic/gtypist/slack-desc
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+++ b/academic/gtypist/slack-desc
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+gtypist: GNU Typist - Typing Tutor
+gtypist: 
+gtypist: GNU Typist (or gtypist) is free software that assists you in
+gtypist: learning to type correctly.
+gtypist: 
+gtypist: It is intended to be used on a raw terminal without graphics.  It
+gtypist: has been compiled and used in Unix (GNU/Linux, Aix, Solaris, OpenBSD)
+gtypist: and also in DOS/Windows (DOS 6.22, Windows 98).
+gtypist: 
+gtypist: 
+gtypist: