Making a list of Minetest forks for Android
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 10:19Hi!
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):
(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! :-)
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! :-)