Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 08:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/24374: New port: a display-based tetris game Message-ID: <200101161640.f0GGe2Z64468@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/24374; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> To: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/24374: New port: a display-based tetris game Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 08:38:53 -0800 > > # This archive contains: > > # > > # tetris > > A search of http://tess.uspto.gov/ shows that "Tetris" is a trademark for > a brand of video game. The company that owns the mark is in the habit of > threatening people who clone their game (even those who don't use the name > "Tetris"). There used to be a port called xtetris, which has vanished in > one of the great purges but left a trace in old revisions of ports/LEGAL. > It seems to be customary to avoid calling games of this type "Tetris". I > suggest following the custom by giving the port a different name. Very well. Should I just rename the port, or devise a way (regexp, patches, or otherwise) to replace all occurrences of the word 'tetris' in any files fetched? It seems the other ports mostly prefer the former; some (most?) even have 'tetris' in their comment and description. I should also note that both OpenBSD and NetBSD come with this game in the base system. In fact, this port checks out the sources from OpenBSD's repository. Dima Dorfman dima@unixfreak.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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