Bug#789461: ITP: runescape -- Complete quests and win enormous treasures in RuneScape
On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 4:04 AM, Carlos Donizete <coringao@riseup.net> wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Carlos Donizete <coringao@riseup.net>
>
> * Package name : runescape
> Version : 0.1
> Upstream Author : Jagex Limited <advertising@jagex.com>
> * URL : http://www.runescape.com/
> * License : GPL-2+
> Programming Lang: Java
> Description : Complete quests and win enormous treasures in RuneScape
>
> The game is a unofficial Linux client Java-based. It makes sure that
> OpenGL works when using Java7/OpenJDK7.
> .
> RuneScape offers players a huge variety of benefits such as hundreds
> of additional quests and adventures, a larger game world to explore,
> exclusive skills and master and access to a whole host of minigames.
> .
> Players can also access the most powerful weaponry and armour in the game,
> create clan citadels with their friends and even build their very own house.
thanks for looking in to this, here are some comments
I agree with what Johannes Schauer asked (who is the author, where is
it from, what does this package actually do), and the short and long
description should be updated accordingly. The first paragraph of the
long description should be more informative to potential users.
1) I also don't like calling open source software "official" or
"unofficial." It just is what it is. If it is just checking for
library compatibilities, then you actually are playing the "official"
(proprietary) game anyways.
2) Whether it is java-based or not doesn't really matter for someone
installing the package (unless there is a non-java alternative,
perhaps).
3) The mechanisms of checking for OpenGL working with Java7 doesn't
really matter to someone wanting to play the game/
If the code is DFSG, but requires non-free content to be useful, it is
at best contrib.
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