Bug#1136013: RFS: pioneer/0.0~20260203+ds-1 -- game of lonely space adventure
On Fri, 8 May 2026 09:41:00 -0400 Matt Zagrabelny wrote: > Its name is close to that of another game, "pioneers". Just bringing > this up as a potential point of friction. > > Possible alternative names: > > pioneer-space-sim > pioneer-space > > I don't know how many package names in the archive differ by just the > "number" of the noun - that is, its singular or plural forms. Hi Matt, Yes good point. For what it's worth, Fedora packages both `pioneers` and `pioneer` without the name change, but an alternative name here in Debian is possible if that's what's decided. Nik
Bug#1136013: RFS: pioneer/0.0~20260203+ds-1 -- game of lonely space adventure
On Fri, May 8, 2026 at 9:33 AM Nikolas Nyby wrote: > Package: sponsorship-requests > Severity: wishlist > > Dear mentors, > > I am looking for a sponsor for my package "pioneer": > > * Package name : pioneer > Version : 0.0~20260203+ds-1 > Upstream contact : [email protected] > * URL : https://pioneerspacesim.net/ > * License : public-domain or Expat, OFL-1.1, spitzer-image-use-policy, > zlib, WTFPL-2, GPL-2+, CC-BY-SA-3.0, Unlicense or Expat, BSD-3-Clause, > CC0-1.0, Unlicense, Expat, GPL-3, public-domain > * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/pioneer > Section : games > > The source builds the following binary packages: > > pioneer - game of lonely space adventure > pioneer-data - game of lonely space adventure - data files > > To access further information about this package, please visit the > following URL: > > https://mentors.debian.net/package/pioneer/ > > Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: > > dget -x > > https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pioneer/pioneer_0.0~20260203+ds-1.dsc > > Changes for the initial release: > > pioneer (0.0~20260203+ds-1) unstable; urgency=medium > . > * New upstream release > > Regards, > > Hello, Thank you for your contribution and work on this package. Its name is close to that of another game, "pioneers". Just bringing this up as a potential point of friction. Possible alternative names: pioneer-space-sim pioneer-space I don't know how many package names in the archive differ by just the "number" of the noun - that is, its singular or plural forms. Thanks, -m
Bug#1136013: RFS: pioneer/0.0~20260203+ds-1 -- game of lonely space adventure
Package: sponsorship-requests Severity: wishlist Dear mentors, I am looking for a sponsor for my package "pioneer": * Package name : pioneer Version : 0.0~20260203+ds-1 Upstream contact : [email protected] * URL : https://pioneerspacesim.net/ * License : public-domain or Expat, OFL-1.1, spitzer-image-use-policy, zlib, WTFPL-2, GPL-2+, CC-BY-SA-3.0, Unlicense or Expat, BSD-3-Clause, CC0-1.0, Unlicense, Expat, GPL-3, public-domain * Vcs : https://salsa.debian.org/games-team/pioneer Section : games The source builds the following binary packages: pioneer - game of lonely space adventure pioneer-data - game of lonely space adventure - data files To access further information about this package, please visit the following URL: https://mentors.debian.net/package/pioneer/ Alternatively, you can download the package with 'dget' using this command: dget -x https://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/p/pioneer/pioneer_0.0~20260203+ds-1.dsc Changes for the initial release: pioneer (0.0~20260203+ds-1) unstable; urgency=medium . * New upstream release Regards,
