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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Tux4kids home page at Alioth not displaying

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 4:18 PM, David Bruce <dav...@gm...>wrote:

> Hi, I just went to http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org after not looking at
> it for a few months and found that it no longer goes to our home page.  It
> directs to http://alioth.debian.org.
>
> I don't know how long it has been like this, but it presumably broke with
> some upgrade of fusion forge or something else at Alioth.
>
> We had been keeping the website docs at
> git.debian.org/git/tux4kids/tux4kids-web.git, and a quick check shows
> everything is still there.  I'm not sure when I'm going to have much time
> to dig into this, but I can see that it would make it difficult for those
> looking for our programs and can't find the easy download links via http:/
> tux4kids.alioth.debian.org like they used to.
>
> I guess it is one more manifestation of getting busy with real life and
> letting things slide for a while. :(
>
> --
> David Bruce
>
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>



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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Punjabi translation for tuxmath

[Holger L. <ho...@la...>]

Hi Dave,

On Sonntag, 20. Januar 2013, David Bruce wrote:
> 5. From the command line, I test different languages by setting the LANG
> variable directly, e.g. instead of just typing "tuxmath", type
> "LANG=pa_IN.UTF-8 tuxmath". 

there is #490115 asking for a --lang option too. until then, this can serve as 
a howto achieve the same, though less user friendly.

--lang is useful to learn other languages than the one of the environment.


cheers,
	Holger

Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Punjabi translation for tuxmath

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

Hi Arshpreet,

I have to run to work, but here are a few thoughts.
1. Looks like "pa" is the correct two-char abbreviation, so the file should
be "pa.po"
2. You have to add pa to the list in po/LINGUAS
3. Make sure your translation got installed - look in
/usr/local/share/locale, there will be a directory for each language. There
should be one for pa, under that should be LC_MESSAGES, under that should
be tuxmath.gmo.  Also, if the translation is there, make sure you are
calling your customized tuxmath rather than the one from apt-get by typing
"which tuxmath" - it should say "/usr/local/bin/tuxmath".
4. It sounds like you definitely have the pa_IN.UTF-8 locale installed
already, but otherwise that would be something you could confirm by running
"sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales"
5. From the command line, I test different languages by setting the LANG
variable directly, e.g. instead of just typing "tuxmath", type
"LANG=pa_IN.UTF-8 tuxmath".  But it looks below like you have the LANG
environmental variable set correctly.
6. You might test running tuxmath in a different translation known to work,
for example make sure you have the French locale on your machine (can add
it by "sudo dkpg-reconfigure locales" as listed above), then run
"LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 tuxmath".

My best bet is that you could have overlooked the po/LINGUAS step, but
maybe not.

Hope that helps,
David Bruce


On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 7:15 AM, arshpreet singh <ar...@gm...> wrote:

> hello sir
> thanks for help in tuxmath translation in punjabi.
> i have successfully completed the translation file name pa_IN.po and able
> to re-run make and make install.both the commands worked correctly without
> error. :)
> i also changed my local language to punjabi but when i do run TuxMath it
> runs only in english language.(my other apps firefox or gedit runs in
> punjabi)
> as all the steps we discussed in chat have completed but TuxMath still
> runs in default English language.
> here is the $locale command output from my terminal:
>
> *root@mercymachine:/home/mercy-machine# locale
> LANG=pa_IN.UTF-8
> LANGUAGE=pa_IN
> LC_CTYPE=pa_IN.UTF-8
> LC_NUMERIC="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_TIME="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_COLLATE=pa_IN.UTF-8
> LC_MONETARY="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_MESSAGES=pa_IN.UTF-8
> LC_PAPER="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_NAME="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_ADDRESS="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_TELEPHONE="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_MEASUREMENT="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_IDENTIFICATION="pa_IN.UTF-8"
> LC_ALL=
>
> *should i need to change the name of file ".po" file. i tried with *pu.po,
> pa.po, pa_IN.po, pa_PK.po and  pa_IN.UTF-8.po*
>
> --
>
> Thanks
> Arshpreet singh
> http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/




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[Tuxmath-devel] Punjabi translation for tuxmath

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

hello sir
thanks for help in tuxmath translation in punjabi.
i have successfully completed the translation file name pa_IN.po and able
to re-run make and make install.both the commands worked correctly without
error. :)
i also changed my local language to punjabi but when i do run TuxMath it
runs only in english language.(my other apps firefox or gedit runs in
punjabi)
as all the steps we discussed in chat have completed but TuxMath still runs
in default English language.
here is the $locale command output from my terminal:

*root@mercymachine:/home/mercy-machine# locale
LANG=pa_IN.UTF-8
LANGUAGE=pa_IN
LC_CTYPE=pa_IN.UTF-8
LC_NUMERIC="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_TIME="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_COLLATE=pa_IN.UTF-8
LC_MONETARY="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_MESSAGES=pa_IN.UTF-8
LC_PAPER="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_NAME="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_ADDRESS="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_TELEPHONE="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_MEASUREMENT="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_IDENTIFICATION="pa_IN.UTF-8"
LC_ALL=

*should i need to change the name of file ".po" file. i tried with *pu.po,
pa.po, pa_IN.po, pa_PK.po and  pa_IN.UTF-8.po*

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[Tuxmath-devel] Translation in Indian Language(Punjabi)

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

hello friends.
one thing i am really interested with is tuxmath translation in my own
mother tongue language that is *Punjabi.*(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjabi_language)
please give me bit help like how to start this.


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[Tuxmath-devel] TODO.txt for tuxmath

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

hello everyone.
there is a todo task No. 1 for tuxmath as

"Create an easy package for both tuxmath and t4k_common for people who want
to build from source but don't use the Git repositories."

please anyone explain it more i am unable to understand this goal :(
.actually i am new and interested to work with tuxmath  :)
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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] tuxmath

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:16 AM, David Bruce <dav...@gm...>wrote:

> Hi Arshpreet (sending from phone, will explain more fully when I get home)
> 1. 64 bit is fine
> 2.  The error is definitely the failure of SDL_ttf to load the Andika
> font.  Make sure you are configuring and building tuxmath with SDL_pango
> enabled, meaning you install libsdlpango-dev (exact lib name might be
> slightly different) before you run configure and make.  Tuxmath will use
> SDL_pango if available, but it must be present at the time of configure.
>
thanks i am able to build it from source on ubuntu.i have already put mail
about this on list.

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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] tuxmath

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

Hi Arshpreet (sending from phone, will explain more fully when I get home)
1. 64 bit is fine
2.  The error is definitely the failure of SDL_ttf to load the Andika
font.  Make sure you are configuring and building tuxmath with SDL_pango
enabled, meaning you install libsdlpango-dev (exact lib name might be
slightly different) before you run configure and make.  Tuxmath will use
SDL_pango if available, but it must be present at the time of configure.

David
On Jan 13, 2013 11:34 AM, "arshpreet singh" <ar...@gm...> wrote:

> i have installed SDL_pango but the problem is still same.i also tried to
>>> install tuxmath using "apt-get install tuxmath" after the completion of
>>> process when i run tuxmath from Applications>Education>Tuxmath
>>> it's behavior is same as with compiled package.it opens shows me the
>>> welcome page and then closed.
>>>
>> i am using 64-bit version of debian after some Google i think the problem
> can be due to 64 bit version.please correct me if i am wrong?
>
> --
>
> Thanks
> Arshpreet singh
> http://arshpreetsingh.wordpress.com/

[Tuxmath-devel] Thanks

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

Thanks to David bruce and whole tuxmath community.after many little
troubles i am able to build tuxmath from source on my pc.currently using
ubuntu 11.04(32-bit)
any kind of help on this platform is welcome.

IMHO-this is my request to community to add package *libxml2* and*libxml2-dev
*(sudo apt-get install libxml2 libxml2-dev) in the installation
documentation of tuxmath(/doc/INSTALL)
please correct me if i am wrong on the above statement?

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[Tuxmath-devel] tuxmath

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

thanks for your help sir i was getting lots of problems while installing on
centos so i decided to change my platform centos to debian squeeze(latest
version) and i am sucessfully able to build it from source. :)
when i try to run tuxmath from terminal "/usr/local/bin/tuxmath" it got
started but after the welcome screen it closes and gives the following
result:-

   LoadFont(): /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-sil-andika/AndikaDesRevG.ttf
NOT loaded successfully.
   Segmentation fault
i had google it and also tried to reinstalling the andika fonts but the
situationis same.it closes automatically after welcome screen and shows the
same error.

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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Welcome to the "Tuxmath-devel" mailing list

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

> I haven't worked on tuxmath in a while, but I pulled the latest source
> from git and built it from scratch, and everything worked correctly on my
> debian machine.
>

first of all thanks for the reply:-

i am using Centos here is the cat /proc/version output:-

*Linux version 2.6.32-279.19.1.el6.x86_64 (
moc...@c6...) (gcc version 4.4.6 20120305 (Red Hat
4.4.6-4) (GCC) ) #1 SMP Wed Dec 19 07:05:20 UTC 2012

*

>
> Regarding the configure output for sdl_image and sdl_mixer, everything is
> OK.  Our configure.ac first checks using pkg_config, then falls back to
> checking with AC_CHECK_LIB if the platform doesn't have a *.pc file for
> that library.  Your output just shows that process taking place.
>
> As for your actual problem that is halting your build:
>
> *
> >>./configure: line 10513: syntax error near unexpected token `else'
> >>./configure: line 10513: `else'
> *
>
> it looks like somehow you are getting a syntactically broken configure
> script generated.
>
> You might try the following:
> 1. run "make distclean" followed by "autoreconf -i" to regenerate the
> configure script, then try building again.  I hope this gets rid of the
> problem.
>
2. If not, you might try building in the default location under /usr/local
> rather than your home directory, assuming you are working on a machine
> where you have access to that location.
>

i have tried both of the above methods but the problem is still same.


>  The build process is supposed to work from any location, but maybe there
> is a bug somewhere preventing that.  Also, I would recommend creating a
> build/ directory under your source directory and building from there, so
> the source directory remains in (nearly) pristine condition as you try to
> get the build to work.  If you do that, the build and test sequence becomes
> (starting from
>
build/):
>

i am so sorry but i did not understand this thing.please elaborate more
with an example.

>
> 3. Make sure you are using the latest git sources (git://
> git.debian.org/tux4kids/tuxmath.git if I remember correctly).  If not, at
> least tell us what tarball you are working from.


i am forking from this repo "git://github.com/tux4kids/tuxmath.git"
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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Welcome to the "Tuxmath-devel" mailing list

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

i have installed the libRSVG but the problem is still same.is there any
kind other dependency problem.anykind of help will be highly appreciated.
*
checking for bison... no
checking for byacc... no
checking whether NLS is requested... yes
checking for msgfmt... /usr/local/bin/msgfmt
checking for gmsgfmt... /usr/local/bin/msgfmt
checking for xgettext... /usr/local/bin/xgettext
checking for msgmerge... /usr/local/bin/msgmerge
checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for shared library run path origin... done
checking for CFPreferencesCopyAppValue... no
checking for CFLocaleCopyCurrent... no
checking for GNU gettext in libc... yes
checking whether to use NLS... yes
checking where the gettext function comes from... libc
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for SDL... yes
checking for SDL_IMAGE... no
configure: SDL_image not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
checking for IMG_Load in -lSDL_image... yes
checking for SDL_MIXER... no
configure: SDL_mixer not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
checking for Mix_OpenAudio in -lSDL_mixer... yes
checking for RSVG... yes
checking for CAIRO... yes
checking for csin in -lm... yes
./configure: line 10513: syntax error near unexpected token `else'
./configure: line 10513: `else'
*
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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Welcome to the "Tuxmath-devel" mailing list

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

On Wed, Jan 2, 2013 at 2:27 AM, Brendan Luchen <che...@gm...>wrote:

doc/install says you can get away without RSVG, just using ttf and image,
> but I'm not sure that's still true. Vector graphics/fonts are preferred, in
> any case.
>

thanks for reply Brendan.yes i tried with "./configure --without-rsvg" but
i think did not get any sucess.got the following output.(i think i should
install libRSVG)
*

checking for CFLocaleCopyCurrent... no
checking for GNU gettext in libc... yes
checking whether to use NLS... yes
checking where the gettext function comes from... libc
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for SDL... yes
checking for SDL_IMAGE... no
configure: SDL_image not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
checking for IMG_Load in -lSDL_image... yes
checking for SDL_MIXER... no
configure: SDL_mixer not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
checking for Mix_OpenAudio in -lSDL_mixer... yes
checking for csin in -lm... yes
./configure: line 10513: syntax error near unexpected token `else'
./configure: line 10513: `else'
*

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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Welcome to the "Tuxmath-devel" mailing list

[Brendan L. <che...@gm...>]

Hi Arshpreet,

Pretty sure mixer is optional, but your output says RSVG was not found. I think Pango depends on RSVG too. Installing libRSVG should fix your problem.

doc/install says you can get away without RSVG, just using ttf and image, but I'm not sure that's still true. Vector graphics/fonts are preferred, in any case.

HTH,
Brendan

arshpreet singh wrote:
> Hello tuxmath developers hope i am sending my problem to accurate mailing
> list. i am building tuxmath from source and have some problems on it.i have
> completely read /doc/install file and installed all the required packages
> and dependencies.i build the following packages from source:-
>      SDL_image
>      SDL_mixer
>      SDL_ttf
>      SDL_Pango:
> so the command "autoreconf --install" works fine but ater that when i run
> ./configure it shows that SDL_image,SDL_mixer not found.following is
> output:-
> please help to solve this issue:-
> *checking for xgettext... /usr/local/bin/xgettext
> checking for msg
merge... /usr/local/bin/msgmerge
> checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/bin/ld
> checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
> checking for shared library run path origin... done
> checking for CFPreferencesCopyAppValue... no
> checking for CFLocaleCopyCurrent... no
> checking for GNU gettext in libc... yes
> checking whether to use NLS... yes
> checking where the gettext function comes from... libc
> checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
> checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
> checking for SDL... yes
> checking for SDL_IMAGE... no
> configure: SDL_image not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
> checking for IMG_Load in -lSDL_image... yes
> checking for SDL_MIXER... no
> configure: SDL_mixer not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
> checking for Mix_OpenAudio in -lSDL_mixer... yes
> checking for RSVG... no
> configure: error: in `/home/redhat/tuxforkids/tuxmath':
> configure: error: libRSVG test failed (--withou
t-rsvg to disable svg
> support)
> See `config.log' for more details.
>
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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Welcome to the "Tuxmath-devel" mailing list

[arshpreet s. <ar...@gm...>]

Hello tuxmath developers hope i am sending my problem to accurate mailing
list. i am building tuxmath from source and have some problems on it.i have
completely read /doc/install file and installed all the required packages
and dependencies.i build the following packages from source:-
    SDL_image
    SDL_mixer
    SDL_ttf
    SDL_Pango:
so the command "autoreconf --install" works fine but ater that when i run
./configure it shows that SDL_image,SDL_mixer not found.following is
output:-
please help to solve this issue:-
*checking for xgettext... /usr/local/bin/xgettext
checking for msgmerge... /usr/local/bin/msgmerge
checking for ld used by GCC... /usr/bin/ld
checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
checking for shared library run path origin... done
checking for CFPreferencesCopyAppValue... no
checking for CFLocaleCopyCurrent... no
checking for GNU gettext in libc... yes
checking whether to use NLS... yes
checking where the gettext function comes from... libc
checking for pkg-config... /usr/bin/pkg-config
checking pkg-config is at least version 0.9.0... yes
checking for SDL... yes
checking for SDL_IMAGE... no
configure: SDL_image not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
checking for IMG_Load in -lSDL_image... yes
checking for SDL_MIXER... no
configure: SDL_mixer not located by pkg-config, checking with AC CHECK LIB:
checking for Mix_OpenAudio in -lSDL_mixer... yes
checking for RSVG... no
configure: error: in `/home/redhat/tuxforkids/tuxmath':
configure: error: libRSVG test failed (--without-rsvg to disable svg
support)
See `config.log' for more details.

*


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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Intrested in open source development

[Brendan L. <che...@gm...>]

Hi Shalin,

We're not participating in GCI this year, but you're certainly welcome to do some hacking for fun and bragging rights :)

I suggest first making sure you can build and run the game you're most interested in, then deciding what you'd like to work on. Let me know what questions you have.

Best,
Brendan

Shalin Shah wrote:
> Respected Tux4Kids,
>
>              My name is Shalin Shah and I am currently pursuing my B.Tech
> degree in ICT at DA-IICT(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and
> Communications Tech.). I am keenly interested in contributing to your open
> source projects. I have experience in C,C++,JAVA,Android. But I am new to
> this and so I don't know from where to begin so please suggest me from
> where should I start. Awaiting for your positive response.
>
> With Regards,
> Shalin Shah
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[Tuxmath-devel] Intrested in open source development

[Shalin S. <sha...@gm...>]

Respected Tux4Kids,

            My name is Shalin Shah and I am currently pursuing my B.Tech
degree in ICT at DA-IICT(Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and
Communications Tech.). I am keenly interested in contributing to your open
source projects. I have experience in C,C++,JAVA,Android. But I am new to
this and so I don't know from where to begin so please suggest me from
where should I start. Awaiting for your positive response.

With Regards,
Shalin Shah

Re: [Tuxmath-devel] tuxmath suggestions

[Bill K. <nb...@so...>]

On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:21:35AM -0400, Emily Mechner wrote:
>    My kids are using it, but I'm not a developer.  Can I offer some
>    suggestions for features/changes?  Are folks still working on it?
>    Emily

Yes, please do!

-bill!
(I'm not directly involved these days, but I know development is still
being made, and this is a good list to discuss it!)

[Tuxmath-devel] tuxmath suggestions

[Emily M. <em...@me...>]

My kids are using it, but I'm not a developer.  Can I offer some
suggestions for features/changes?  Are folks still working on it?
Emily

Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Licensing Information

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

Hi,

One thing is pretty clear, however - tuxmath has always been a GPL project,
>> and we don't have the legal standing to use the source except
>>
>
> Think the rest of your message got cut off? AFAIK, though, Deepak's
> project is a complete rewrite and isn't bound by existing source. I could
> be mistaken.


Yes, got cut off.

But the important point is that this is a re-write, so we can use a license
that doesn't raise any issues with Apple's developer agreement.  I missed
the earlier part of the thread and was just talking about use of previous
GPL tuxmath code.  I think something unrestrictive like the MIT or BSD
license, or perhaps Apache, would be a good choice for any OSS project we
want to get into the App Store.  There are GPLv2 apps in the App Store, to
be sure.  They get around the requirement of providing source code by
offering it for download on their own site, since the user can't get it
through Apple.  This doesn't strictly satisfy the GPL, because Apple is
distributing binary-only software.  Apple claims they aren't distributors
via the App Store any more than Best Buy is a distributor when you buy
something in a box, but this argument seems specious to me.  As for the
GPLv3, it explicitly requires that any user who gets the binary also can
get not just the source, but any digital keys or signatures required to run
modified versions on the same hardware.  This isn't compatible with Apple's
iOS policies by any interpretation.

So, if we have a complete rewrite, let's just go with a permissive OSS
license.  I'm a fan of the GPL, but in this scenario I'm more attracted by
getting our software in front of all the kids who have iPads and iPhones,
irrespective of what I think about Apple's control-freak behavior.

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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Licensing Information

[Brendan L. <che...@gm...>]

All,

> I generally would favor GPLv3+ (mainly because I favor GPL and v3 is 
> the current version, not so much that I'm worried about "Tivo-ization" 
> or want a specific patent clause).  The biggest practical disadvantage 
> is that GPLv3 is unequivocally not compatible with Apple's App Store 
> terms.  According to many, including the FSF, GPLv2 isn't compatible 
> with the App Store either, but the issues seem to be such that no once 
> can complain to Apple except the authors of the software in question, 
> and Apple doesn't seem to care unless/until the authors try to complain.

Eew. Apple is always making things difficult. What's the upshot, then? 
Does it mean that ("technically") we can't or shouldn't submit GPLv* 
software to the App Store, or that if we do, and some evil developer 
were to steal, modify, repackage and profit from TM, that we'd have no 
legal power to stop it?

I guess a multiple license scenario, like what Qt does, could enable the 
iPhone version to have a compatible license, but I have no idea what 
that entails.

> One thing is pretty clear, however - tuxmath has always been a GPL 
> project, and we don't have the legal standing to use the source except

Think the rest of your message got cut off? AFAIK, though, Deepak's 
project is a complete rewrite and isn't bound by existing source. I 
could be mistaken.

-Brendan

Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Licensing Information

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

Hi Deepak and Brendan,



On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 1:15 PM, Brendan Luchen <che...@gm...>wrote:

> Deepak,
>
> I'd assume we'd want to stick with GPL v3 like the other titles, unless
> anyone sees a problem with that. Of course, you're the author.
>

I generally would favor GPLv3+ (mainly because I favor GPL and v3 is the
current version, not so much that I'm worried about "Tivo-ization" or want
a specific patent clause).  The biggest practical disadvantage is that
GPLv3 is unequivocally not compatible with Apple's App Store terms.
 According to many, including the FSF, GPLv2 isn't compatible with the App
Store either, but the issues seem to be such that no once can complain to
Apple except the authors of the software in question, and Apple doesn't
seem to care unless/until the authors try to complain.

As for tuxmath's licensing, it traditionally was considered to be "GPLv2 or
later", except that the licensing was not at all well-documented, and many
source files lacked any licensing or copyright terms at all.  We tried to
clean all this up a couple of years ago, and I thought it best to go to a
uniform "GPLv3 or later".   However, I don't think anyone within the
project would object to use under "GPLv2 or later" terms.  The only code I
think we really cannot do that for would be the liblinebreak code which,
IIRC, was copied from an old version of gettext by Tim Holy.  That code is
definitely "GPLv3 or later".  If we want to use some of tuxmath's current
code under something other than "GPLv3 or later", we need to at least try
to email anyone who has made significant contributions in the last couple
of years and see if anyone objects.

One thing is pretty clear, however - tuxmath has always been a GPL project,
and we don't have the legal standing to use the source except


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Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Licensing Information

[Brendan L. <che...@gm...>]

Deepak,

I'd assume we'd want to stick with GPL v3 like the other titles, unless
anyone sees a problem with that. Of course, you're the author.

Can we not detect the display resolution at runtime?

Sent from my friendly neighborhood Droid; pardon the brevity.
On Aug 11, 2012 12:41 PM, "deepak aggarwal" <dee...@gm...>
wrote:

> Hi Brendan
>
> I want to know licensing information that is to included in source files
> so that I can complete my work. I am thinking of including exact licensing
> information that is already present in original tuxmath source files.
>
> What's your thought on it?
>
> And if you want to test my app then just tell me resolution of your
> mobile. I will send you apk file. :)
>
>
> Deepak
>

Re: [Tuxmath-devel] Tuxmath ported to Android

[Dennis S. <de...@va...>]

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 5:49 AM, David Bruce <dav...@gm...> wrote:

> It looks great as a start, with the most important issue being the small
> on-screen keyboard size, and also the lack of alpha for the transparent
> parts of the comet images.

I just released an update that increased the size of the on-screen
numeric keypad.  I'll play around with what the best size may be some
more, but the one seems better.

I see what you're saying about the comet images and transparency.  I
hadn't even noticed that!  I'll look into it some more.

> I've been mostly inactive with tux4kids the last few months due to my real
> job, and our website is woefully outdated, but I have to say I am really
> happy to see this and would like to see an optimized, official android port
> at some point.  When I update our site, I'll put in a news item with a link
> to your port.

Sure, you can use the code I put up on Github as a basis if you want (
http://github.com/dennis-sheil/commandergenius/tree/mathgame ).  I'd
be happy to help out however you want to do it.  The last update to
Google Play went out an hour ago, I haven't pushed the new code up to
Github yet, but I will.

68% of people who downloaded the app still have it on an active
Android device, a very high ratio for Google Play's Android Market.
Inevitably this percentage falls as people get new phones and so
forth.

Some things I changed in the update:

* As I said, bigger numeric keypad
* Fix problem with volume keys, now works normally
* Pause now works on some devices (hitting the menu or search button
pauses the game on some Android devices)

Another big thing I did was I ported the game to Spanish.  This is a
little difficult as Android's libc is bionic and does not support
setlocale, which gettext needs.  I believe they are geared more toward
ICU for localization.  Anyhow, my port to Spanish is somewhat kludgey,
in some places, very kludgey.  But it seems to work.

Not only did I translate strings over, I did some images as well, such
as from images/status and images/title .  For the Spanish version, I
even removed "Enter" from the keyboard and replaced it with a crooked
arrow.

I'll probably do this in other languages that there are translations
for as well - Portuguese, Hungarian, Bokmål, Swedish, Finnish etc.

-- Dennis

> On Jun 14, 2012 12:51 AM, "Dennis Sheil" <de...@va...> wrote:
>> I did a (partial) port of TuxMath to Android.  It is live on the
>> Google Play Android Market
>>
>> http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.panaceasupplies.android.games.math

[Tuxmath-devel] Help with installing Tux Math

[James W. <ven...@co...>]

Hi,

I downloaded Tux Math and am not able to open/install it on my Mac.  Do you have any suggestions?

Thank you,
Julie Williams