Hi Anton, thanks for replying! This package has textual interface. So, unlike the snake-package already on Archive, it requires no X libraries or a graphical session. It can simply be played directly through the ttys or from a ssh session, being a nice distraction during a system crash/restore.
>From the user's point of view, it encourages dealing with the terminal and feeling confortable with textual interfaces. By being lightweight, it imposes no barriers on old/less capable computers. >From the developer's point of view, it's a simple, well-commented program in C with few dependences. The only required libraries are standard out-of-the-box packages. It was developed with beginner programmers in mind, being a nice start-up for C game developers. Also, since the mantainer and upstream are the same person, it eases mantainability/updates and zeroes the chance of it ever becoming orphan. Finally, it would be a nice addition to the other text-based packages already on the Archive [0]. [0]: http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=ncurses+game&searchon=all&suite=stable§ion=all On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 2:55 AM, Anton Gladky <gl...@debian.org> wrote: > Hi Alexandre, > > your package looks fine and I do not have any notes/question regarding > packaging. > > But we have already snake-package in Archive [1], and it is actually > orphaned. > Are there any advantages in your implementation. > > Thank you, > > [1] http://packages.qa.debian.org/s/snake4.html > [2] http://bugs.debian.org/581387 > > Anton > > 2013/4/24 Alexandre Dantas <alex.danta...@gmail.com>: > > Package: sponsorship-requests > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Package: sponsorship-requests > > Severity: wishlist > > > > Dear mentors, > > > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "nsnake" > > > > * Package name : nsnake > > Version : 1.5-1 > > Upstream Author : Alexandre Dantas <alex.danta...@gmail.com> > > * URL : http://www.alexdantas.net/projects/nsnake/ > > * License : GPL3 > > Section : games > > > > It builds those binary packages: > > > > nsnake - classic snake game with textual interface > > > > To access further information about this package, please visit the > following URL: > > > > http://mentors.debian.net/package/nsnake > > > > > > Alternatively, one can download the package with dget using this > command: > > > > dget -x > http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/n/nsnake/nsnake_1.5-1.dsc > > > > More information about nsnake can be obtained from > http://www.alexdantas.net/projects/nsnake/ > > > > There's also a Git repository: > > > > https://github.com/alexdantas/nsnake > > > > Changes since the last upload: > > > > [your most recent changelog entry] > > > > > > Regards, > > Alexandre Dantas > > > > > > -- System Information: > > Debian Release: 6.0.7 > > APT prefers stable-updates > > APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') > > Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > > > > Kernel: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic (SMP w/2 CPU cores) > > Locale: LANG=en_US.iso-8859-1, LC_CTYPE=en_US.iso-8859-1 > (charmap=ISO-8859-1) > > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mentors-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/20130423235332.13400.16747.reportbug@terminus > > > -- Alexandre Dantas *1309 21D9 ECA0 6EE5 F435 D1C5 F234 E30E B63C F56F* my projects <http://alexdantas.net/projects/>
