From 5acbe6e52b68194097b9d5127a412cbd1c28e509 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yann Dirson Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 22:23:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update manual for maintainer, project communication, and plans. --- doc/gnushogi.texinfo | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/gnushogi.texinfo b/doc/gnushogi.texinfo index 2b18bc7..ddf6033 100644 --- a/doc/gnushogi.texinfo +++ b/doc/gnushogi.texinfo @@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ This file describes how to use GNU shogi, a program which plays Shogi (Japanese chess). +Copyright (C) 2013 Yann Dirson and the Free Software Foundation, Inc. Copyright (C) 1999 Michael C. Vanier and the Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of @@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ by the Free Software Foundation. @c The following two commands start the copyright page. @page @vskip 0pt plus 1filll +Copyright @copyright{} 2013 Yann Dirson and the Free Software Foundation Copyright @copyright{} 1999 Michael C. Vanier and the Free Software Foundation @end titlepage @@ -127,22 +129,23 @@ GNU shogi is a program that plays shogi, the Japanese version of chess, against a human (or computer) opponent. This file describes how to use GNU shogi and also gives background information about the game of shogi. -This file describes GNU shogi version 1.3.2. It was written by me, Mike -Vanier, the current maintainer of GNU shogi. My email address is -@email{mvanier@@cs.caltech.edu}. +This file describes GNU Shogi version 1.3.2. It was written by Mike +Vanier @email{mvanier@@cs.caltech.edu}, maintainer of GNU shogi at +that time. +GNU Shogi is currently maintained by Yann Dirson +@email{ydirson@@free.fr}. -GNU Shogi is actually two programs: -@table @samp - -@item gnushogi -is the text-based program which also contains the game-playing engine. +GNU Shogi is actually one program, 'gnushogi', the text-based program +which also contains the game-playing engine. -@item xshogi -is the X-windows graphical interface to gnushogi. - -@end table +The GNU Shogi distribution also contains the 'xshogi' program, an +X-Window graphical interface to gnushogi. XShogi was forked off GNU +XBoard years ago, is far from today's UI standards, and has barely +been maintained recently, while XBoard has grown much and is able to +play Shogi. In future versions, GNU Shogi will be able to use XBoard +as a GUI and XShogi will be retired. Since xshogi invokes gnushogi, most players will just type ``xshogi'' and start playing. @@ -2143,12 +2146,13 @@ program. @node Bugs, Index, Acknowledgements, Top @chapter Bugs -The motto of GNU shogi is ``100% bug-free or you don't pay!'' :-) In the -extremely unlikely case (*ahem*) that you do find a bug, please send me -(Mike Vanier) an email at @email{mvanier@@cs.caltech.edu}. Also, feel -free to send me comments, complaints, out-and-out raves, suggestions, -plane tickets to Hawaii, and/or large suitcases filled with unmarked, -untraceable hundred-dollar bills. +The motto of GNU shogi is ``100% bug-free or you don't pay!'' :-) In +the extremely unlikely case (*ahem*) that you do find a bug, please +report it to the bug tracker at +@uref{https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnushogi/}. Also, feel free +to post comments, complaints, out-and-out raves, suggestions and such +to one of the mailing lists at +@uref{https://savannah.gnu.org/mail/?group=gnushogi}. @c ============ -- 1.7.0.4