On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Titus Barik wrote: > 1. Is the license for PennMUSH okay?
If it's standard artistic, then yes. > 2. Is there any interest for such a package? >From the incredibly long list of "Packages of Dubious Interest" (which I can't find now, but which was very funny when I read it) I wonder whether anyone else has ever asked that question before packaging anything. In short, since you seem to want it, I'd say "yes". > 3. Should I (may I) package it? You are free to package anything you want (including non-free software). The bigger question is: will it go into Debian? For that answer to be 'yes' you'll need to traverse the hell which is (supposedly[1]) the New Maintainer process or find a sponsor. Sponsors are DDs who are willing to check and upload packages on your behalf. I've done it in the past; my time for such activities has dwindled to less than zero lately. I'd suggest that, if you have the time and energy to put into the process of making a package, then do it, if only so you can put it in a private repository and apt-get install pennmush when necessary (I did that for about 18 months before I decided to become a DD). When it's working well for you, then post about it here and ask for a sponsor, or head into NM (or both, even). [1] I didn't find it that painful, and I went through fairly recently (< 12 months ago). Did what I needed to do, demonstrated my competence, and waited ~1 week to get my account. I've had longer response times from people paid to help me, let alone unpaid volunteers... - Matt
