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Debian: feedback and tests welcome
apo:
I have committed my latest work for UFO:AI here:
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-games/ufoai.git
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-games/ufoai-data.git
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-games/ufoai-music.git
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-games/ufoai-maps.git
I invite every Debian/Ubuntu/Mint gamer to test those packages by cloning the git repositories and building the game from source. I can also provide binaries in a later development stage of 2.5, when it is clear that a release is only a few weeks away.
Edit: 02/11/2013
Debian packages for amd64 and i386, from 1st of November 2013.
Edit: 28.06.2014
I have removed the binary packages from the server since they are outdated. The next ones will hopefully be official. :)
I still need to write the copyright files for the -data, -music and -maps source packages. I think I'm already done with the main ufoai source package which contains all source code. Another important point is creating identical and compatible maps. See also this thread: http://ufoai.org/forum/index.php/topic,7853.0.html
Debian provides a tool called Lintian which is mainly for checking Debian packages for policy compliance. But it can also detect common spelling mistakes in source packages. I'm attaching a patch that fixes a bunch of them.
What is the reasoning for displaying: "Download this game for free" at the intro screen? From the point of view of a Linux distribution this message shouldn't be necessary because it is clear that all users download the game from official Debian and Ubuntu servers. There are also various pointers to http://ufoai.org within the packages, so that I think it makes sense to omit this string in /src/client/cl_screen.cpp. What do you think?
H-Hour:
--- Quote from: apo on August 21, 2013, 01:22:11 pm ---What is the reasoning for displaying: "Download this game for free" at the intro screen? From the point of view of a Linux distribution this message shouldn't be necessary because it is clear that all users download the game from official Debian and Ubuntu servers. There are also various pointers to http://ufoai.org within the packages, so that I think it makes sense to omit this string in /src/client/cl_screen.cpp. What do you think?
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We can't adjust the UI for each platform, and most of our users will have downloaded and installed the game from a distributed package that isn't necessarily connected to Debian/Ubuntu servers. For instance, some people even end up buying the game.
Would it help if we posted your repo on our news/twitter/facebook pages, to try and get more testers?
apo:
--- Quote from: H-Hour on August 21, 2013, 02:25:50 pm ---We can't adjust the UI for each platform, and most of our users will have downloaded and installed the game from a distributed package that isn't necessarily connected to Debian/Ubuntu servers. For instance, some people even end up buying the game.
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There is nothing particularly wrong with selling UFO:AI because it is licensed almost exclusively under the GPL. However if the vendor's product isn't accompanied by the source code or proper credits, you can and should enforce your rights. https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.html
If your game is truely free software this message seems to be redundant and I don't believe it will prevent those people from buying the game.
--- Quote from: H-Hour on August 21, 2013, 02:25:50 pm ---Would it help if we posted your repo on our news/twitter/facebook pages, to try and get more testers?
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Sure. That would be great. The more feedback, the better.
H-Hour:
OK, posted on Twitter and our Desura page. Mattn just made another news post today on our site, so I'll wait a day or two before posting on our front page. Remind me if I forget.
apo:
*ping* front page post still welcome. My offer to provide binaries for testing at a later development stage still stands.
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