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Add widelands game

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Message #47 received at 40035 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Efraim Flashner <efraim <at> flashner.co.il>
To: Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>
Cc: Alberto EFG <albertoefg <at> posteo.mx>,
 Nicolas Goaziou <mail <at> nicolasgoaziou.fr>, 40035 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#40035] Add widelands game
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:33:58 +0300

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On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 12:58:02AM +0200, Jonathan Brielmaier wrote:
> On 18.06.20 23:22, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I integrated the previous suggestions. I am not sure about the version
> > string. Upstream seems to use "build-20", and most distributions use
> > "20", some use "build20" or "b20". I used "build20" because it makes it
> > easier to build the download URL.
> 
> Couldn't we just use the most recent tag on Github?
> https://github.com/widelands/widelands/releases/tag/bzr9203
> 
> > +    (home-page "https://www.widelands.org/")
> > +    (synopsis "Fantasy real-time strategy game")
> > +    (description
> > +     "Widelands is a real-time strategy game with singleplayer campaigns and
> > +multiplayer mode, aiming for gameplay similar to Settlers II by BlueByte.
> > +
> > +In this game, you start out on a small piece of land with nothing more than
> > +a few of useful resources.  Using those, you can build yourself an empire with
> > +many thousands of inhabitants.  On your way towards this goal, you will have
> > +to build up an economic infrastructure, explore the lands around you and face
> > +enemies who are trying to rule the world just like you do.")
> 
> Are we allowed to just copy descriptions from Debian packages? Is this
> license compatible?

We do sometimes just grab the license from Debian. Sometimes it's just
more convenient when a description is missing or is marketing speak.
Infact, for widelands, the description as they've written is under the
GPL2+
https://sources.debian.org/src/widelands/1:20-2/debian/copyright/#L65

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