Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of Xadrez Chess Server

[Loic Dachary]

        Hi,

        Could you please provide a URL (even if temporary) to the
current code base ? We will help you make sure the licensing /
copyright information is right. Yes, the Affero license is
acceptable. It is not compatible with the GNU GPL v2 but will be
compatible with future GNU GPL.

        Please submit your project again (using the big URL at the end
of the confirmation mail makes this painless) with the URL to the code
base.

        Cheers,

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > A package was submitted to savannah.gnu.org.
 > This mail was sent to address@hidden, address@hidden
 > 
 > 
 > Felipe Bergo <address@hidden> described the package as follows:
 > License: affero
 > Other License: 
 > Package: Xadrez Chess Server
 > System name: xadrez
 > This package does NOT want to apply for inclusion in the GNU project
 > 
 > Description:
 > Xadrez aims to implement a Chess Server that
 > 
 > a) is protocol-compatible with FICS (http://www.freechess.org), which
 > allows playing for free but won\'t release source code, allowing
 > existing interfaces to be used with this new server codebase. 
 > 
 > b) is easily extendable. (so that adding tourney management bots,
 > chess lecture programs and the like doesn\'t require recompilation
 > or even server restart)
 > 
 > c) relies on existing database software (PostgreSQL) so we
 > inherit scalability and reliability from it, instead of
 > implementing our own DB backend.
 > 
 > A working code base (around 7000 lines in C++) already exists
 > (not for public download yet) that is usable (allows playing
 > chess and the crazyhouse and suicide chess variants, and implements
 > most existing FICS communication/chat features) but
 > lacks many feature that chess players will find a requirement
 > (examining previously played games, rating system, and others).
 > 
 > Xadrez was written from scratch, using no code from any other project,
 > so no license requirements fall over it.
 > 
 > Xadrez depends on the PostgreSQL database, version 7 or later,
 > and is coded in C++. It should be portable to anywhere
 > GCC compiles C++.
 > 
 > My intention is to license the code under the Affero General Public License 
 > (http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html), which is a modification of the GNU GPL 
 > that requires that whoever runs the server software provide the source code 
 > for the clients upon request.
 > This choice is meant to avoid what happened on FICS, where playing is free 
 > but users can\'t even see, much less modify/run the server code.
 > 
 > If Savannah/GNU/FSF decides that the Affero license is not acceptable, I\'m 
 > willing to use the GNU GPL instead in order to get the hosting service (so 
 > if you require it to be GPL, let me know).
 > 
 > I want a place to host Xadrez since I\'ve reached the point where
 > help from other developers, as well as peer testing/reviewing is wanted.
 > 
 > This software does not exist in downloadable form yet, but I am
 > working on it.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > Other Software Required:
 > Requires: the PostgreSQL database, version 7.0.3 or later.
 > 
 > Other Comments:
 > Contact: Felipe Bergo <address@hidden>
 > 

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