Bug#188960: ITP: mangband -- multiplayer text-based rogue like dungeon simulation game

[Gerfried Fuchs <alfie@debian.org>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

* Package name    : mangband
  Version         : 0.7.2a
  Upstream Author : Robert Seifer <crimson@mangband.org>
* URL             : http://www.mangband.org/
* License         : see the file COPYING in the source tarball:
                    non-free as in for non-commercial use only
  Description     : multiplayer text-based rogue like dungeon simulation game

 MAngband is a multiplayer game based on Angband. It works through a
 metaserver where new servers register. A server program is included in
 the package, so you can set up your own server and play there with your
 friends.
 .
 Angband is one of those games that are rogue like: A dungeon explore
 game with a textual frontend.


 I've mailed with crimson about the mentioning of the GPLed xpilot code
in the COPYING file and he told me that all of the xpilot networking
code was replaced since then so no GPL violation happened there.

 I personally would really prefer if the thing would be more DFSG free,
but the Moria/Angband code is that old with tons of contributors that it
isn't possible to change it.  Although there are efforts to produce a
GPL version of Angband, from which MAngband (and of course the Angband
package itself, and Zangband) could profit in the long term:
<http://thangorodrim.angband.org/development/opensource.html>

 Have fun,
Alfie
-- 
<bli> Von uns allen bleibt nur Asche. Nur die DWN wird man in hundert Jahren 
      noch nachlesen koennen.