[freeciv-data] Re: State of the data patches

["Eric S. Raymond" <esr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jason Dorje Short <jdorje@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > 4. Informally, I'm willing to 'own' the nation files.  Good role for
> > me, as improving them is something fun that I can fit into a busy schedule,
> > doing lots of small steps, with little risk that I'll break anything.
> 
> This lead me to remember that in 
> ftp://ftp.freeciv.org/freeciv/contrib/nations/ there are a number of 
> contributed nations that, until recently, could not be added because of 
> the 64-nation limit.  (Although why the Dunedain get preferance over 
> Belgium is beyond me.)
> 
> I imagine most of these (all the "modern" ones) should be included.

I agree.  Cleaning these up, adding class/legend data and incorporating 
them is on my to-do list.  I also plan to write a guide to composing nations.

Perhaps it would be simplest if I just got commit privileges.  Who do
I apply to for this?
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                <a href="http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>