[Freeciv-Dev] Borders?

[Adam Gregory <Adammgregory@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone! I'd like to help implement borders for the countries in 
freeciv (assuming this isn't already being taken care of). This is my 
first time contributing to a free software project, so any and all support 
would be most appreciated. I have a few questions:
How should the borders be calculated, does anyone have any ideas for the 
algorithm?
Should the borders be coloured like in Alpha Centauri, and if so where 
would the national colours be found?
Is this already done (I saw borders.jpg in the incoming FTP)?

My own thoughts on calculating the borders would be that each nation has a 
particular level of claim on each square, which is based on its proximity 
to cities (within a certain range, say 10 squares), and the nation with 
the highest claim to the square owns it. I have an idea of how to do this, 
but it's difficult for me to put into words (I tried, it wasn't pretty :)).
I've familiarised myself with the hacker's guide, and I'm starting to try 
to write something for borders into the code now, but I'd really 
appreciate some feedback. Sorry about my newbieness.
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