Re: Bug#593339: RFP: freeorion -- FreeOrion is a free, open source, turn-based space empire and galactic conquest computer game
On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 6:40 AM, Adam Borowski kilob...@angband.pl wrote: * [a show stopper] it requires Nvidia's CG Toolkit -- non-free non-distributable. The upstream is in love in that piece of crock, and declares it is and should be mandatory. Looks like that is no longer required since November 2010: http://www.freeorion.org/index.php?title=Compile_In_Linuxaction=history -- bye, pabs http://wiki.debian.org/PaulWise -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTi=xeaGMk8tmk7M3CWc+PHjyk8kBUo45=6rb8...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Bug#593339: RFP: freeorion -- FreeOrion is a free, open source, turn-based space empire and galactic conquest computer game
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 02:57:56PM +0400, Roman V. Nikolaev wrote: Package name: freeorion URL: http://www.freeorion.org License: GPL 2 I investigated this, and here are my findings: * it needs two unpackaged libraries: + libgigi -- seems straightforward, and with no other likely users, there shouldn't be any need to bother with a stable ABI + bullet -- still not in Debian, but with existing packages floating around, it can't be that hard to sanitize * it requires specific graphics cards, failing badly if they are not present, with a segfault rather than proper error handling * [a show stopper] it requires Nvidia's CG Toolkit -- non-free non-distributable. The upstream is in love in that piece of crock, and declares it is and should be mandatory. So here it is, a GPLed project hosted by SourceForge linked against that thing. I wish someone could diplomatically talk to the lead dev about this. I guess there was no relicensing among other project members either, and with 16 different committers in a 7 years old project, they were not asked about dropping free from freeorion. If a hammer is needed, contacting SourceForge asking for removal of undistributable binaries could be one. For nicer arguments, you could mention that it stops portability to anything but Windows/Linux i386/amd64 -- while any new platform these days is on arm. And that an absolute dependency on fancy 3D texture shaders for a 2D interface is pretty weird... I personally lack the tiniest bit of diplomatic skills, I would probably hurt our cause by merely opening my mouth :p -- 1KB // Microsoft corollary to Hanlon's razor: // Never attribute to stupidity what can be // adequately explained by malice. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100821224051.ga22...@angband.pl
Bug#593339: RFP: freeorion -- FreeOrion is a free, open source, turn-based space empire and galactic conquest computer game
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-CC: debian-devel@lists.debian.org --- Please fill out the fields below. --- Package name: freeorion Version: 0.3.15 Upstream Author: FreeOrion Team URL: http://www.freeorion.org URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeorion/files/FreeOrion/ License: GPL 2 Description: FreeOrion is a free, open source, turn-based space empire and galactic conquest computer game FreeOrion is a free, open source, turn-based space empire and galactic conquest (4X) computer game being designed and built by the FreeOrion project. FreeOrion is inspired by the tradition of the Master of Orion games, but is not a clone or remake of that series or any other game. SVN: svn co http://freeorion.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freeorion/trunk freeorion Comments: http://www.freeorion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9t=1792 License: http://www.freeorion.org/index.php/FreeOrionWiki:Copyrights (Code - GPL2, Art - CC) -- Roman V. Nikolaev mail:rsha...@rambler.ru icq: 198-364-657 jabber: rsha...@jabber.org site:http://www.rshadow.ru signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
