[games sig] Downloader for shareware data files for gpl engines such as vavoom

Hans de Goede j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl
Mon Mar 6 20:47:45 UTC 2006



Michael Thomas wrote:
> After poking around a bit, I found these:
> 
> http://freedoom.sourceforge.net/
> http://openquartz.sourceforge.net/
> 
> It seems to me that we could have two packages:
> 
> freedoom - Data files for doom engines.
>     Requires: doom-engine
> 
> linuxdoom - or any other GPL doom engine):
>     Provides: doom-engine
> 
> Multiple doom engines could be included, perhaps using the alternatives
> system to set the default one.
> 

This is a great find! It would still be nice to include the original 
shareware levels for the real retro gaming feel, but this way atleast we 
can ship something functional and _really_ free.

Thanks & Regards,

Hans




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