[Freeciv-Dev] Re: A patch for 4 new nations

[Clas Månsson <geniet@xxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael H. Price II" <price@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 10:24 PM
Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: A patch for 4 new nations


> On Fri, Apr 21, 2000 at 04:09:57AM -0400, Mike Jing wrote:
> > I am sure your effort in contributing to the Freeciv project is
appreciated
> > by all.  But still, I have to respectfully disagree on adding the
Taiwanese
> > as a new nation.  First of all, I don't see any demand for a Taiwanese
> > nation, so your first argument doesn't apply.  Secondly, you can't
compare
> > Taiwanese with Mordor or Dunedain.  It's not a fantasy nation.  In fact,
> > it's not a nation at all.  Its offical name is Republic of China, and
its
> > people is still Chinese.  It is not a new nation, not even in the sense
as
> > used in Freeciv.  Finally, I just want to remind you again that not that
> > long ago Germany was divided into two countries.  I don't suppose you
would
> > make two nations for the Germans as well, would you?
>
> Yes, I would. I also wouldn't mind having a north and south USA as per
> the American civil war.
>
> It is a game. Bringing your political views into it is just silly. I
> wouldn't care if there were a Smurf nation after the cartoon.
>
> IT IS JUST A GAME.
>
> Chill.
>
> Michael
>
>

Here are some new nations we could add:
Nation: My home
Cities:My bed, My Shower, My Closet, My Bookshelf, My Bedroom Window, My
Microwave Oven, My Refrigerator, ...

Nation: My Filesystem
Cities: /, /home, /etc, /dev, /usr, /root, ...

Nation: My Biology Book
Cities: Unit I The Life of the Cell, Unit II Cellular Reproduction and
Genetics, Unit III Concepts of Evolution, Unit IV The Evolution of
Biological Diversity, Unit V Animals: Form and Function, ...

Nation: Human Body
Cities: Brain, Stomac, Kidneys, Thorax, Vertebrae, ...

Nation: Natural
Cities: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ...

Nation: Constants
Cities: Pi, e, Feigenbaum, Boltzmann, Plankc, Rydberg, Faraday, Avogadro,
...

Nation: System Daemons
Cities: semdmail, gdm, kudzu, inetd, ...

Nation: Cloths
Cities: T-shirt, Gloves, Hat, Shoes, ...

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