![]() So that means that atleast the engine and the 2 free modules should be ok for Fedora, I guess its time to start packaging this.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: torcsĪlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: tremulousĬommercial game (mod), not suitable for Fedora.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: ppracer For these you need to own the original TA game if you want to play." However, there are also several mods for which some parts are still under copyright of Atari. Fortunately as of now, there are also two mods which have been released under the GNU/GPL, and several more which do not have clear licence terms (owned by their modder). Non commercial use only, not suitable for FedoraĪlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: scorched3dīeing packaged, proves to be hard to get right, almost done though, see the review request.įrom their FAQ: "The core game is released under GPL License. If you have an intel graphics "card" and want this to be playable please add a comment to this bug (which includes a patch fixing this), requesting for it to be fixed.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: neverballĪlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: nexuizĮngine is opensource, datafiles may not be redistributed, either use autodownloader or don't package at all. Unfortunately, its not playable in F-8 when using opensource 3D drivers due to several mesa bugs. Interesting game, no reason this couldn't be in Fedora, so we should start packaging this.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: glestĭon't know why this was put on the list, it has been taken down by its original author because of legal troubles, still available elsewhere but only as a blob, definitely not suitable for FedoraĪlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: maniadrive. (edit: Spot is working on this, see the comments)Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: frozen-bubble Often requested game, maybe not acceptable for Fedora, because of missing free songs/levels and DVD support, someone really needs to dive into this one and see if it can be packaged. ![]() ![]() It looks like the next version may take a while, so someone should mail them to ask if they are willing to relicense the current version under a more suitable license.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: FlightGear Same as Cube 2, but the datafiles licenses are an even bigger mess.Įngine is GPL, datafiles license is to restrictive, but I've mailed them and they said they would be happy to put a better license on the next version. Notice that upstream is NOT insterested in helping with clearing up any license issues, so perhaps using autodownloader is the best option after all. ![]() Someone should take the time to mail all authors of textures and levels which are not under a suitable license, then mail those authors asking for a license change and if that doesn't work strip out the relevant textures + levels, alternatively we could use autodownloader, but thats not prefered. Battlestar Galactica: Beyond the Red LineĪlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: bzflagĮngine is zlib, datafiles come under a variety of licensing, basicly the datafiles licensing is a mess.Strange enough this is only available in the development repo, someone should file a bug to request it to be made available for F-8 too.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: armacycles-ad (packaged under a different name due to potential trademark issues.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: wesnoth Such best of Linux games lists are very interesting, and should be analyzed a bit further, below is a merged list of all 3 lists posted by Alexey in alphabetical order, with the status of the game in relation to Fedora:Ĭommercial game, not suitable for Fedora.Īlready packaged for Fedora, packagename: alienarena. Now, back on topic, as a Games SIG member, I feel that a blog post like Alexey Kuznetsov's Fedora Game must have posts, warrants a reaction. First of all merry Christmas to all who celebrate Christmas. ![]()
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