Bug#776279: please add support for the Doom 2 Master Levels

[Simon McVittie]

On 02/02/15 10:05, Alexandre Detiste wrote:
>> If someone wants to write a generic Doom launcher/frontend and upload it
>> to contrib separately (analogous to src:quake), that would be fine; we
>> could make it a Recommends instead of shipping the Doom games' icons and
>> desktop files in the g-d-p-produced packages.
> 
> If I file an ITP for a spun-out launcher, would any of you sponsor it ?

I'd certainly consider it, but my taste in gaming is not sufficiently
retro to play much Doom, so it would be better if a fan of Doom (Fabian?
Jon?) could look after it :-)

> If it gets generic enough, it could be just called "doom".

I recommend choosing names for things that are specific enough to avoid
confusion, and let people know what you're referring to with some level
of confidence. "You should use doom to play Doom" -> confusing.

doom-browser? doom-wad-launcher? Waddle? (You could maybe have a duck
with a plasma rifle as an icon/mascot for that last one :-)

    S