* Package name    : gnucheese
  Version         : 1.0.0
  Upstream Author : Michel Van den Bergh <michel.vandenbergh@uhasselt.be>
* URL             : http://hardy.uhasselt.be/GnuCheese
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : Modern chess engine based on GNU Chess 5.07.

GnuCheese is an independent fork of the venerable GNU Chess 5.07 chess
engine. GnuCheese is unrelated to GNU Chess 6 which has been released by
the Free Software Foundation and which is a rebranded Fruit engine.
Currently GnuCheese is about 180 elo stronger than GNU Chess 6 at the
time control of 40 moves per 60 seconds.

This project was originally started as an attempt to fix a number of
well-known bugs in GNU Chess 5.07 which dragged down its intrinsic
strength. A number of updated versions were released, the most recent
one being GNU Chess 5.60.  To reduce the possibility of confusion with
GNU Chess 6, the engine has now been renamed as GnuCheese 1.00.  This is
the name under which the 5.xx versions have been playing 24/7 on FICS
since 2009.

GnuCheese supports both the UCI and the CECP (xboard) protocol for
seamless integration with chess GUIs such as xboard.

retitle 771853 RFP: gnucheese -- Modern chess engine based on GNU Chess 5.07.
noowner 771853
tag 771853 - pending
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Hi,

A long time ago, you expressed interest in packaging gnucheese. Unfortunately,
it seems that it did not happen. In Debian, we try not to keep ITP bugs open
for a too long time, as it might cause other prospective maintainers to
refrain from packaging the software.

This is an automatic email to change the status of gnucheese from ITP
(Intent to Package) to RFP (Request for Package), because this bug hasn't seen
any activity during the last 12 months.

If you are still interested in packaging gnucheese, please send a mail to
<control@bugs.debian.org> with:

 retitle 771853 ITP: gnucheese -- Modern chess engine based on GNU Chess 5.07.
 owner 771853 !
 thanks

It is also a good idea to document your progress on this ITP from time to
time, by mailing <771853@bugs.debian.org>.  If you need guidance on how to
package this software, please reply to this email, and/or contact the
debian-mentors@lists.debian.org mailing list.

Thank you for your interest in Debian,