Hi,

the latest eboard package in unstable is version 1.0.3-1. It is rather
unusable, because it keeps crashing frequently (#452686). Meanwhile, upstream
has moved on to version 1.1.1, released three months ago.

I have tried to contact the maintainer on this issue four days ago, without
reply to date.

However, seeing that the latest package is more than a year old, and there is
a one-year-old bug constating the wish for a 1.0.4 package (#427434), it seems
to me that the maintainer is not interested in the package.

As I frequently use eboard and have done some "hobby" packages before, I'd
like to take care of the package. What exactly is the procedure to follow in
this case?

I understand that this will probably take some time (and 4 days isn't exactly
a long period to wait for an answer ;-)), but I'd like to do some work on the
package anyways. Upstream has released 2 versions since 1.0.3; would you
recommend to package both or only the latest one?


Best regards,
Patrik

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml <patrik@fimml.at> was heard to say:
> the latest eboard package in unstable is version 1.0.3-1. It is rather
> unusable, because it keeps crashing frequently (#452686). Meanwhile, upstream
> has moved on to version 1.1.1, released three months ago.
>
> I have tried to contact the maintainer on this issue four days ago, without
> reply to date.
>
> However, seeing that the latest package is more than a year old, and there is
> a one-year-old bug constating the wish for a 1.0.4 package (#427434), it seems
> to me that the maintainer is not interested in the package.

If you want the package, please take it.

Daniel


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On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the latest eboard package in unstable is version 1.0.3-1. It is rather
> unusable, because it keeps crashing frequently (#452686). Meanwhile, upstream
> has moved on to version 1.1.1, released three months ago.
>
> I have tried to contact the maintainer on this issue four days ago, without
> reply to date.
>
> However, seeing that the latest package is more than a year old, and there is
> a one-year-old bug constating the wish for a 1.0.4 package (#427434), it seems
> to me that the maintainer is not interested in the package.
>
> As I frequently use eboard and have done some "hobby" packages before, I'd
> like to take care of the package. What exactly is the procedure to follow in
> this case?

Is xboard a suitable replacement?

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On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 12:44:03PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml wrote:
> > the latest eboard package in unstable is version 1.0.3-1. It is rather
> > unusable, because it keeps crashing frequently (#452686). Meanwhile, upstream
> > has moved on to version 1.1.1, released three months ago.
> >
> > [...]
>
> Is xboard a suitable replacement?

Not really. xboard provides some very basic functionality, but is not really
user-friendly. You can play games on FICS, the Free Internet Chess Server,
however you only have the console and a chessboard, which makes seeking
opponents and chatting difficult. (AFAIK. If there's more to it, please tell
me.) A program that is probably similar in functionality to eboard would be
knights, a Qt chess interface.

Patrik

PS: oops, replied directly instead of to the list.

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:07:55PM +0200, Patrik Fimml wrote:
> As I frequently use eboard and have done some "hobby" packages before, I'd
> like to take care of the package. What exactly is the procedure to follow in
> this case?

I See you have already file for a ITA for this package, so you are on
good track You'll probably want to work with debian-games[1] team
for mentoring when getting started and getting eboard uploads sponsored.

[1] http://wiki.debian.org/Games/Development


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Le mercredi 28 mai 2008 à 14:34 +0200, Patrik Fimml a écrit :
> > Is xboard a suitable replacement?
>
> Not really. xboard provides some very basic functionality, but is not really
> user-friendly. You can play games on FICS, the Free Internet Chess Server,
> however you only have the console and a chessboard, which makes seeking
> opponents and chatting difficult. (AFAIK. If there's more to it, please tell
> me.) A program that is probably similar in functionality to eboard would be
> knights, a Qt chess interface.

I think glchess (in gnome-games) can also do the trick; you can play
games against gnuchess or against a human on a GGZ server.

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