#1152933 RFP: linthesia-studio -- MIDI piano practice application with editable 3D stages

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Date:
2026-11-03 11:01:55 UTC
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* Package name    : linthesia-studio
  Version         : 1.0.0
  Upstream Authors: Nicholas Piegdon, Oscar Aceña, Linthesia contributors,
                    and the Linthesia - Studio community
* URL             : https://github.com/srwindows/linthesia-studio
* Source release  :
https://github.com/srwindows/linthesia-studio/releases/tag/v1.0.0
* Debian packaging:
https://github.com/srwindows/linthesia-studio/tree/debian/main
* License         : GPL-2.0-or-later for program code; CC0-1.0 and other
                    licences apply to identified ancillary resources
  Programming Lang: C++, Python
  Description     : MIDI piano practice application with editable 3D stages

 Linthesia - Studio is a free-software, community-driven fork of the
 original Linthesia piano learning game. It offers MIDI file playback,
 an 88-key virtual keyboard, hand-focused practice, FluidSynth/SoundFont
 instruments, falling notes, piano roll, configurable 3D stage
 visualisations, and video export.

 The community would welcome the package in Debian, but the originator
 of this fork is not volunteering to be the Debian package maintainer.
 We are expressly requesting that a Debian volunteer or team consider
 taking on packaging and ongoing maintenance. This is an RFP, not an
 Intent To Package (ITP), and no maintenance obligation is being assumed
 by the submitter.

 An initial Debian source package is already available in the v1.0.0
 release above, including a .dsc and a Debian 13 amd64 build.
 The Debian-specific source is repacked as 1.0.0+dfsg1 and deliberately
 excludes 172 historical MIDI files for which redistribution rights have
 not been established. There are separate architecture-dependent
 executable and architecture-independent data binary packages.

 Initial engineering checks: 151/151 upstream tests passed in a
 development release build, the Debian 13 package built in a clean
 sbuild environment, and lintian reported no errors (remaining
 initial-upload warnings are noted). These checks do NOT constitute
 approval for the Debian archive.

 Before a sponsored Debian upload, a prospective maintainer should
 complete the copyright/DFSG audit of the Blender 3D artwork,
 textures and other third-party assets; verify author attribution;
 update the Debian Maintainer field to a reachable willing maintainer;
 and address any remaining Debian Policy or NEW-queue concerns.
 The existing packaging and community contribution instructions are
 freely available on GitHub.

 The project is open to contributions and volunteer maintenance:
https://github.com/srwindows/linthesia-studio/issues/1

 Thank you for considering this package request.