Re: [Savannah-hackers] submission of Prometheus Play by (E)Mail game by Mathi - savannah.nongnu.org

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        Could you please submit your project again with a URL to the
current code base ? 

        I'd like to point out that the name of the Operating System is
GNU/Linux. Using GNU/Linux reminds people about the ideals of freedom
that started the Free Software movement in 1984.

        Cheers,

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > A package was submitted to savannah.nongnu.org
 > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
 > 
 > 
 > Mathias Kettner <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
 > License: gpl
 > Other License: In addition to the GPL:
 > 
 > For each game hosted you must send an email to an address which will be 
 > announced in the software. This does not affect
 > your right to host the game, however. Otherwise stated that
 > email is not an asking for permission. The permission is already granted by 
 > the GPL. It\'s just that I want to see
 > how the game is performing and get some feedback.
 > 
 > You don\'t have to send emails for test-only games, where
 > no emails or mails are sent.
 > Package: Prometheus Play by (E)Mail game by Mathi
 > System name: prometheus
 > Type: non-GNU
 > 
 > Description:
 > This project is about a play by mail/email game called once 
 > \'Prometheus\'. The game is fully functional and has be run commercially
 > in Germany for several years (being closed source to that time).
 > 
 > Later on the game program as well as the rule book has been translated
 > into English, so Prometheus can be played German and English (though
 > not in the same game).
 > 
 > Since the chances of earning money with a PBEM game is almost zero,
 > I decided to make the programm open source. The game also contains
 > a bunch of images, which are copyrighted by a friend of mine, who
 > still has to agree to make also those images open source.
 > 
 > The game is written in C++. It produces HTML or PostScript output
 > to be sent either via email or plain mail.
 > 
 > The game is a \"build your civilization from stone age to modern times
 > and try to rule the world\" game.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Other Software Required:
 > The game is written to be compiled on Linux. I had a windows version
 > based an dejagnu once, so it should be not a great problem to reactivate 
 > that one and host the game on Windows. 
 > 
 > On linux, however, it is much easier to setup a fully automated game
 > server with automated email responder and automated game procession
 > and mailing.
 > 
 > Other Comments:
 > The Only problem is that i have almost no time myself to further maintain 
 > it. But since it already has been run in many games and there are
 > very few known bugs (if any) you should be able to run it without
 > any changes and host your own games.
 > 
 > Of course it would be nice, if somebody would like to further develop
 > and improve the game. So I\'m looking also for a maintainer which is 
 > able to programm C++ or is able to coordinate C++ programmers.
 > 

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