Re: Debian's eboard package
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:44:03PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml wrote: the latest eboard package in unstable is version 1.0.3-1. It is rather unusable, because it keeps crashing frequently (#452686). Meanwhile, upstream has moved on to version 1.1.1, released three months ago. [...] Is xboard a suitable replacement? Not really. xboard provides some very basic functionality, but is not really user-friendly. You can play games on FICS, the Free Internet Chess Server, however you only have the console and a chessboard, which makes seeking opponents and chatting difficult. (AFAIK. If there's more to it, please tell me.) A program that is probably similar in functionality to eboard would be knights, a Qt chess interface. Patrik PS: oops, replied directly instead of to the list. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Debian's eboard package
Le mercredi 28 mai 2008 à 14:34 +0200, Patrik Fimml a écrit : Is xboard a suitable replacement? Not really. xboard provides some very basic functionality, but is not really user-friendly. You can play games on FICS, the Free Internet Chess Server, however you only have the console and a chessboard, which makes seeking opponents and chatting difficult. (AFAIK. If there's more to it, please tell me.) A program that is probably similar in functionality to eboard would be knights, a Qt chess interface. I think glchess (in gnome-games) can also do the trick; you can play games against gnuchess or against a human on a GGZ server. -- .''`. : :' : We are debian.org. Lower your prices, surrender your code. `. `' We will add your hardware and software distinctiveness to `-our own. Resistance is futile. signature.asc Description: Ceci est une partie de message numériquement signée
Re: Debian's eboard package
On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml wrote: As I frequently use eboard and have done some hobby packages before, I'd like to take care of the package. What exactly is the procedure to follow in this case? I See you have already file for a ITA for this package, so you are on good track :) You'll probably want to work with debian-games[1] team for mentoring when getting started and getting eboard uploads sponsored. [1] http://wiki.debian.org/Games/Development -- rm -rf only sounds scary if you don't have backups -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian's eboard package
On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml wrote: Hi, the latest eboard package in unstable is version 1.0.3-1. It is rather unusable, because it keeps crashing frequently (#452686). Meanwhile, upstream has moved on to version 1.1.1, released three months ago. I have tried to contact the maintainer on this issue four days ago, without reply to date. However, seeing that the latest package is more than a year old, and there is a one-year-old bug constating the wish for a 1.0.4 package (#427434), it seems to me that the maintainer is not interested in the package. As I frequently use eboard and have done some hobby packages before, I'd like to take care of the package. What exactly is the procedure to follow in this case? Is xboard a suitable replacement? -- Chris. == One, with God, is always a majority, but many a martyr has been burned at the stake while the votes were being counted. -- Thomas B. Reed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
