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[joseph]

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Joseph Heled <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
License: gpl
Other License: 
Package: BG Light
System name: bglight
This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project

BG light will provide a Backgammon (http://www.back-gammon.com) player for the 
emerging field of mobile units (PDA\'s) running a *nix Oeprating system (Linux 
or other).

Existing free BG programs (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnubg) are a bit of a 
hog and will not run on limitied resourses. 
As far as I know, there are several proprietary BG products for (say) the palm, 
but not even *one* free alternative. 

While it might seem that games are of secondary nature, I belive that they can 
increase the attractivness of a mobile unit, and so for GNU/Free software to 
compete in this arena it needs it\'s share of games.

 
It does not exist yet in full. The core is ready (which is the hard part), and 
a demo client using tcl/tk exists as well, so that in the (unlikly) case of a 
mobile unix supporting tk it is done. What needs to be done is to write the 
user interface for as many PDA\'s as possible. I am hoping to attract others to 
help me with that.

I have placed a temporary snapshot of the existing code in 
http://pages.quicksilver.net.nz/pepe/bglight . Note that documentation is 
almost non existent. I am working on that right now.

I am part of the GNUBG team.