Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of BG Light

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        Could you please submit your project again with a URL to the current
code ?

        Also note that GNU/Linux is the name of the Free Software operating
system you're refering to. Including GNU is a way to remind people of the
philosophical origins of the project. I assume that when you say "commercial
product" you really mean "proprietary products". Using commercial is rather
ambiguous since one can have commercial activities on the basis of Free 
Software.

        Cheers,

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
 > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
 > 
 > 
 > Joseph Heled <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
 > License: gpl
 > Other License: 
 > Package: BG Light
 > System name: bglight
 > This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
 > 
 > BG light will provide a Backgammon (http://www.back-gammon.com) player for 
 > the emerging field of Linux based mobile units (PDA\'s)
 > 
 > Existing free BG programs (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnubg) are a bit of a 
 > hog and will not run on limitied resourses. 
 > As far as I know, there are several commercial BG products for (say) the 
 > palm, but not even *one* free alternative. 
 > 
 > While it might seem that games are of secondary nature, I belive that they 
 > can increase the attractivness of a mobile unit, and so for Linux/Free 
 > software to compete in this arena it needs it\'s share of games.
 > 
 >  
 > It does not exist yet in full. The core is ready (which is the hard part), 
 > and a demo client using tcl/tk exists as well, so that in the (unlikly) case 
 > of a mobile unix supporting tk it is done. What needs to be done is to write 
 > the user interface for as many PDA\'s as possible. I am hoping to attract 
 > others to help me with that.
 > 
 > 
 > I am part of the GNUBG team.
 > 

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