Re: Fwd: License Update Required for "Micropolis"
Bruno Kleinert <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:09:13 +0100
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Hi S=C3=A9bastian,
Am Donnerstag, dem 19.03.2026 um 11:34 +0100 schrieb S=C3=A9bastien Noel:
> Hi Bruno,
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> On 2/14/26 13:13, Bruno Kleinert wrote:
> > Hi,
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> > did anyone else receive this E-Mail below on the micropolis
> > package? If=20
> > so, is anyone already working on this?
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> As far as I know you were the only recipient of this email.
> But this is indeed problematic...
Time stated, had contacted others before he reached out to me, that's
why I pinged first to avoid double/redundant work on it.
> > [...]=20
> > My preferred solution:
> > Ask upstream to rename the game, e.g. MinCity (Micropolis Is Not=20
> > simCity ;) )
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> I contacted Michael Gernoth, the person behind
> https://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/micropolis
> asking if he would be onboard with a rebranding of the game.
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> The most difficult task would be to find a new name.
> The rebranding itself is 'easy', I did it locally, using 'freepolis'
> as=20
> a new name, but this kind of 5k+ lines patch shouldn't be maintained
> as=20
> a downstream patch, so I really hope we could convince upstream to
> pick=20
> it up.
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> > Alternatives:
> > 1. Move it to non-free and obey Micropolis GmbH's trademark license
> > 2. Remove the game from Debian. But popcon says almost 270=20
> > installations, though!
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> > Opinions?
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> personal opinion: this game has more an historical value than
> anything=20
> else, so if we can't have it in main i think we should just remove
> it.
You're right, we should spend efforts on more important things. That
raises the question: How to get a package removed.
Cheers,
Fuddl
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</style></head><body><div>Hi S=C3=A9bastian,</div><div><br></div><div>Am Do=
nnerstag, dem 19.03.2026 um 11:34 +0100 schrieb S=C3=A9bastien Noel:</div><=
blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fc=
f solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Hi Bruno,<br></div><div><br></div><div>On 2/=
14/26 13:13, Bruno Kleinert wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div=
>Hi,<br></div><div><br></div><div>did anyone else receive this E-Mail below=
on the micropolis package? If <br></div><div>so, is anyone already working=
on this?<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>As far as I know you we=
re the only recipient of this email.<br></div><div>But this is indeed probl=
ematic...<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Time stated, had contac=
ted others before he reached out to me, that's why I pinged first to avoid =
double/redundant work on it.</div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"=
><blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729=
fcf solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>[...] <br></div><div>My preferred solution=
:<br></div><div>Ask upstream to rename the game, e.g. MinCity (Micropolis I=
s Not <br></div><div>simCity ;) )<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div=
>I contacted Michael Gernoth, the person behind<br></div><div><a href=3D"ht=
tps://git.zerfleddert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/micropolis">https://git.zerfled=
dert.de/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi/micropolis</a><br></div><div>asking if he would =
be onboard with a rebranding of the game.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The =
most difficult task would be to find a new name.<br></div><div>The rebrandi=
ng itself is 'easy', I did it locally, using 'freepolis' as <br></div><div>=
a new name, but this kind of 5k+ lines patch shouldn't be maintained as <br=
></div><div>a downstream patch, so I really hope we could convince upstream=
to pick <br></div><div>it up.<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"=
cite" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:2px #729fcf solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex"><div>Alternatives:<br></div><div>1. Move it to non-free and obey Mic=
ropolis GmbH's trademark license<br></div><div>2. Remove the game from Debi=
an. But popcon says almost 270 <br></div><div>installations, though!<br></d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Opinions?<br></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>=
personal opinion: this game has more an historical value than anything <br>=
</div><div>else, so if we can't have it in main i think we should just remo=
ve it.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You're right, we should spend =
efforts on more important things. That raises the question: How to get a pa=
ckage removed.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Fuddl</div><d=
iv><span></span></div></body></html>
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