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[bug#34523] Add tetrinet
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pkill9 |
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[bug#34523] Add tetrinet |
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Wed, 27 Feb 2019 07:01:03 +0000 (GMT) |
> A ha, I completely missed the imbedded server. Maybe we should mention in the
> description that it includes a client and server.
Ok I added that
On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 21:40:34 +0100, swedebugia <address@hidden> wrote:
> address@hidden skrev: (26 februari 2019 16:44:44 CET)
> >Here is a patch that:
> > - Removes the full stop after 'no tests'
> >- Changes the synopsis from "Multiplayer tetris" to "Multiplayer tetris
> >game".
> > - Replaces the description with what you (swedebugia) suggested.
> >
> >> As an aside I did not find a working server anywhere ... There is a
> >possibility to host your own server with jetrix though.
> >
> >Oh I realised you meant a server program - the tetrinet package builds
> >one called 'tetrinet-server', I tested it just now by running these
> >commands in separate terminals:
> >
> >`tetrinet-server`
> >`tetrinet player1 localhost`
> >`tetrinet player2 localhost`
> >
> >Sending messages as the two different players shows up correctly in
> >each tetrinet client, so I think the server works fine.
> >
> >On Tue, 26 Feb 2019 15:20:28 +0000 (GMT), <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Swedebugia,
> >>
> >> > having looked it up online I prefer the WP synopsis:
> >> > "TetriNET is a console multiplayer online Tetris game for up to six
> >people."
> >> >
> >> > There is a gnome version also. We should state clearly that this is
> >a
> >> > console/text-mode client.
> >>
> >> What does 'WP' mean?
> >>
> >> > As an aside I did not find a working server anywhere and the
> >homepage of
> >> > the project is dead. There is a possibility to host your own server
> >with
> >> > jetrix though.
> >>
> >> I played Tetrinet with someone over a server, but I can't remember
> >what the address was.
> >>
> >> You can't access the homepage of the project? I can access
> >http://tetrinet.or.cz fine. Or do you mean it hasn't been updated in
> >ages?
> >>
> >> > There could be trademark issues with the name/game also see
> >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tetris_Company
> >>
> >> Regarding the potential trademark issues, both FSF-approved distros
> >Parabola and PureOS have Tetrinet in their repositories[1][2], so I
> >think it would be acceptable to add it to Guix. And if a copyright
> >claim is made in the future it can always be removed.
> >>
> >> [1] Tetrinet in Parabola -
> >https://www.parabola.nu/packages/?q=tetrinet
> >> [2] Tetrinet in PureOS -
> >https://software.pureos.net/search_pkg?term=tetrinet
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> On Sat, 23 Feb 2019 07:23:43 +0100, swedebugia
> ><address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 2019-02-23 10:26, swedebugia wrote:
> >> > > For the sake of making it easy to find when searching synopsies I
> >> > > suggest you add "game" to the end of yours.
> >> > > --
> >> > > Sent from my k-9 mail for Android.
> >> >
> >> > having looked it up online I prefer the WP synopsis:
> >> > "TetriNET is a console multiplayer online Tetris game for up to six
> >people."
> >> >
> >> > There is a gnome version also. We should state clearly that this is
> >a
> >> > console/text-mode client.
> >> >
> >> > As an aside I did not find a working server anywhere and the
> >homepage of
> >> > the project is dead. There is a possibility to host your own server
> >with
> >> > jetrix though.
> >> >
> >> > There could be trademark issues with the name/game also see
> >> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tetris_Company
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Cheers Swedebugia
>
> A ha, I completely missed the imbedded server. Maybe we should mention in the
> description that it includes a client and server.
> --
> Sent from my k-9 mail for Android.
0001-gnu-Add-tetrinet.patch
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- [bug#34523] Add tetrinet, pkill9, 2019/02/26
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