Re: list of orphaned / RFA games

[Barry deFreese <bddebian@comcast.net>]

Uwe Hermann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 09:34:05PM +0100, Lucas Nussbaum wrote:
>   
> > > > scottfree -- Interpreter for Adventure International games
> > > >         
> > > No upstream update since 1998?  Removal?
> > >       
> > Ack, RMed
> >     
>
> NACK, ITA'd.
>  
>
>   
Are you going to bring it in to the games team?  I was going to do that 
this morning.
> > > > sarien -- An interpreter for AGI resources
> > > >         
> > > Probably should be removed.  Sounds like scummvm has replaced it.
> > >       
> > requested.
> >     
>
> Did you check whether there are games which work in sarien but not in
> scummvm (yet)?
>
>
>   
> > > > quake2 -- improved version of id Software's Quake II engine
> > > >         
> > > I filed an ITA but should probably be removed.
> > >       
> > ack, RM requested.
> >     
>
> Is another quake2 engine available in Debian which you can use to play
> the original game data (and/or the shareware data)? I don't want this to
> be removed if there's no alternative. If nobody else steps up I might
> volunteer to maintain it.
>
>   
It has an RC bug that can't be fixed from people that I have talked 
too.  What good is that going to do?  If it is that important, let's 
package another engine quickly.

>   
> > > > nagi -- game interpreter for Sierra Online (tm) AGI games
> > > >         
> > > Also replaced by scummvm?
> > >       
> > RM requested.
> >     
>
> Did you check whether there are games which work in nagi but not in
> scummvm (yet)?
>
>   
No, I asked the question, I didn't ask for the removal.
>   
> > > > pouetchess -- 3D chess game
> > > >         
> > > Probably should be removed.  We already have 3dchess and dreamchess which 
> > > at least work properly.
> > >       
> > ack, RM requested.
> >     
>
> NACK, ITA'd.
>
>   
Why?

> Uwe.
>