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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Ennix@retrolemmy.com to c/linux@lemmy.ml

cross-posted from: https://retrolemmy.com/post/32075754

Hi there, i am now a retro indie game developer for a long time (>15 years). Beside other things i developed a real-time browser game, a card game and more. I did it all without a contracts to publishers (which is pretty hard - and naturally without any monetary payoff).

For the last 6 years i worked on a fully libre-open-source textbased, sandbox-style, storydriven, retro-style cyberpunk network-sandbox game.

The game is text-based, so... there is no much to show, but i post a screeny below(https://retrolemmy.com/pictrs/image/c6442b29-988d-432f-8a9b-91706540aea5.png)

The game is ready for deployment and a real gem (i am very proud of it!). It just depends linux and some super-basic command-line tools.

It is 100% libre-open-source and very cleanly written and it has a tranparent build-system (means: the user builds an chroot-app on his/her computer) - which makes as safe, as your system. It runs in a isolated cgroup-enviroment via bwrap. It should build on any linux distro and run "on a toaster" (sbc is enough)

To host this, a git repo would be the best solution. (A static html-page would be enough for that - check the style of the suckless static git-pages: https://git.suckless.org/dmenu/log.html)

BUT... i have no phone (and i don't intend to get one) -> it looks like, that it is impossible to host a git repo without a phone.

I am searching for a hosting solution, without the need to have a phone.

Or better: I search for a partner that would host this project with me. The project itselft is (naturally) free of charge and libre-open-source. Could be part of a git-page-presence or a simple static html-subdomain.

I really think that this is a really cool underdog indie game which will bring some prestige to the hosting partner.

Pls. tell me your thoughts and suggestions.

PM me if you have interest in a cooperation.

thx in advance

edit: SOLVED (thx to /u/smeg@feddit.uk)

solution: https://codeberg.org/ennix/Jailbreak-Katana

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[-] smeg@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Why would you need a phone, for signing up to something like GitHub? Have you tried Codeberg?

[-] Ennix@retrolemmy.com 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

thx a lot, i will have a look - and if this service is any good, i will let you know.

edit: i saw this before and thought it's just a futurama-meme ;)

edit: seems to work, thx for your help - i'll keep you informed (ETA 2 days)

edit: just a readme for now, but it works as intended, thx A LOT https://codeberg.org/ennix/Jailbreak-Katana

edit: this is really a suprise, codeberg seems to be the most uncomplicated git-hoster atm

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago
[-] Ennix@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

... the game has just begun...

edit: ... first comes first, happy hacking 😜

[-] Ennix@retrolemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago

This is all up now and in open testing.

https://codeberg.org/ennix/Jailbreak-Katana

When we're stable, i will post release anncouncements.

thx for your help

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