Making a list of Minetest forks for Android

[Wuzzy]

Hi!
After some discussion on GitHub I heard some complaints that there are some Android Minetest forks flying around which essentially do only changes which strips Minetest of features. See Google Play.
I heard there are Minetest forks which are like Minetest, but with ads.
I heard there are Minetest forks which are like Minetest, but fly mode can only be used after you did an in-app purchase.
But there MAY be also some 100% legit forks. ;-)

What I want to do is to compile a list of these forks. I am however especially interested in “bad” forks, that is, forks which are an obvious downgrade from the user point of view, compared to Minetest. I feel Google Play is a real mess of a jungle, so it can be pretty overwhelming to the user. I do not use Android myself, so I can't test. My goal is then to write all this info down in a wiki page (something like this: http://wiki.minetest.net/Overview_of_Minetest_forks). I think knowing the bad Minetest forks is important so that we can maybe attempt to deal with them later.

If you post a bad Minetest fork, please give the following information (or a part of it):

• Name
• Link to download webpage (e.g. app store page)
• Do you think it is it a downgrade compared to Minetest (i.e. it has bullshit “features” like ads, in-app purchases, etc.)?
• Which other notable differences from Minetest exist?
• Does it appear to obey the license of Minetest? (post proof)
• Where are the sources of the fork?
• If it is not obvious from the screenshots: Proof that the software is indeed a Minetest fork
• Have you tested the software yourselves? (this is much better than relying on random user reviews)

(If you're in a hurry and it is obvious that it is a fork, posting a link or the name might be enough.)


Your help will be very much appreciated! :-)

[twoelk]

yessss - badly needed

[Wuzzy]

OK, people, I have just superficially walked through Google Play simply by searching for Minetest. I'm pretty sure you can find even more.
Some apps seem quite obviously to be Minetest forks while other just look similar and it is not clear.
A few apps look legit (Minetest mentioned, sources+license given) while some apps look fishy or their status is simply not clear.

IMPORTANT: The apps I am going to post MAY or MAY NOT be Minetest forks which MAY or MAY NOT be legit. This list is only based on a superficial look on the app description. I have NOT tested any of these.
Especially I do NOT know of any possible anti-features such as ads or pointless in-app purchases. So I am not going to post any of these apps into the wiki page until an Android user can verify this.

If you use Android, please verify these apps and report any anti-features.
If you find source code or license for the apps where I haven't found them, that's even better.

Legit-looking obvious forks
Freeminer
- https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/? ... .freeminer
- License: GPLv3 for code, CC-BY-SA-3.0 for artwork
- Sources: https://github.com/freeminer/freeminer

Worldcraft -- Free Exploration
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... orldcraft2
- License: LGPLv2.1 for code, CC BY-SA 3.0 for artwork
- Sources: https://github.com/FunKetApp/minetest

Obvious Minetest forks which look fishy
PixelCraft — 3D Survival!
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... PixelCraft
- License: LGPLv3 for code, CC-BY-SA-NC 4.0 for game files
- Source: https://github.com/PixelCraft3D
- This looks like Minetest and Pixture got forked here

► MultiCraft ― Free Miner!
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... MultiCraft
- License: “The engine and the game is licensed under LGPLv3 (or higher). Resources games licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0, unless otherwise stated, and also a bit of proprietary code and resources.”
- Sources: https://github.com/MultiCraftProject/MultiCraft
- Proof of fork: README

Crazy Craft on Castle World PE
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ketedition
- License: Ummm … what?
- Sources: Nope

MultiCraft - Minetest France
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... multicraft
- License: ???
- Sources: Not found

Cartoon Craft: Castle World PE
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ketedition
- License: ???
- Sources: Not found
- Proof of fork: Written in app description

WorldCraft 2 : Pocket Edition
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... rldcraftpe
- No license or sources found

Voxel Craft : Castle Build PE
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ketedition
- License: Vaguely specified as “LGPL”
- Sources: Not found
- Proof of Minetest fork: “Minetest” is written in screenshot

Wasteland
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .wasteland
- Sources: Not found
- License: Not found
- Looks like an exact copy of the Wasteland subgame

World Craft 3D
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... xploration
- No license or sources found
- Proof of fork: Minetest Game textures, uses the EXACT default Minetest formspec style

Squeake Craft PLUS
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ecraftplus
- License: LGPL (pretty vague)
- Sources: https://github.com/Pipsqueake/SqueakeCraft
- This fork may be legit, but the license is vague

Apps which MAY BE Minetest forks (i.e. no hard proof)
Modern House Craft
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... e_craft_pe
- License: LGPLv3
- Sources (NOT VERIFIED): drive.google.com/file/d/0B5iU2gEYtPF4MC1Gd21pMWxJcGM/view?usp=sharing
- Suspicion: Tools appear to use Minetest Game textures, not sure

Mine World
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .overcraft
- No license or sources found
- Suspicion of fork: The feature list contains pretty much everything that Minetest Game has

Buildcraft
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... buildcraft
- No license or sources found
- Suspicion of fork: Identical textures as of Minetest Game

Unknown status
magichet
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... t.magichet
- License: ???
- Sources (NOT VERIFIED): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/okgz1phuzotk ... m0yKa?dl=0
- Note: A subgame called “Magichet” was posted in these forums: viewtopic.php?f=50&t=10507&hilit=magichet

Other possible forks (too lazy to check in detail, may be legit or not)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .megacraft
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... vivalcraft
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .minebuild
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .minicraft
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... worldcraft
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ketedition