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Netrek software is the result of several years of contributions made by many individuals. If you are interested in helping with continued growth and development of Netrek software, look below for important development resources. If a specific client or server software is not listed below, chances are that it is currently not maintained.
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You can download the various client and server source code here.
The same ideas get proposed over and over by people trying to enhance Netrek, and the same discussions come up again and again. The FOCS is an attempt to stem the flow by presenting old discussions and arguments against the ideas.
Some documents written mostly by Andy McFadden on the evolution of Netrek.
Document describing the major Netrek design changes over the years.
An archive of little known facts, bugs or features of servers from yesteryear.
The Vanilla Server is currently the only Netrek server software that is being actively developed. The server developers have a dedicated mailing list. To join, send a blank message to vanilla-list-subscribe@us.netrek.org. The source is available via FTP and anonymous CVS from :pserver:netrek@cvs.us.netrek.org:/home/netrek/cvsroot (password 'netrek') under the module 'Vanilla'. The current server maintainer is James Cameron <cameron@stl.dec.com>.
The links below point to active development resources for several client software that are currently under development. For anonymous CVS access, use the userid 'netrek' and the password 'netrek'.
There is a mailing list for the general discussion of the various Netrek clients including COW, BRMH, Paradise, TedTurner, Netrek1999, etc. To subscribe to this list, send an empty message to vanilla-clients-subscribe@us.netrek.org. You can reach the list at vanilla-clients@us.netrek.org.
COW is a popular client with support for 256 full color pixmaps. The source is available via FTP and anonymous CVS, and development efforts are discussed on the Netrek Client Developer Mailing List (above). The current COW maintainer is Kurt Siegl <007@netrek.org>. The original but defunct COW home page is here.
The TedTurner client is the latest incarnation of the Paradise client with 256 color pixmap support. TT development is discussed on both the Paradise Workers Group mailing list and the Netrek Client Developer Mailing List. The source is available via FTP and anonymous CVS from :pserver:netrek@ftp.netrek.org:/home/cvs under the module 'TedTurner'. The current TedTurner maintainer is Dave Ahn <ahn@netrek.org>.
Steve Sheldon's new Netrek client for the Windows (PC) platform also supports 256 color pixmaps. There is a mailing list for Netrek:1999 and Netrek programming under Windows at NetrekNT@lists.visi.com. The source is available via FTP and anonymous CVS. The maintainer is Steve Sheldon <sheldon@visi.com>.
Trent Piepho's enhanced version of the Paradise client for Linux. Features stereo sound effects and a number of new features not found in other clients.
NT:TNG is a complete rewrite of Netrek. It has a dedicated mailing list at nttng@dtek.chalmers.se. Detaild info is available at the web site. The author is Mats Olsson <matso@dtek.chalmers.se>.
This client is a newcomer and is yet to be released for general use.
CVS is a tool that allows multiple developers to work on the same source code simultaneously. Most of the actively developed Netrek software are under CVS control. A CVS client is needed to access CVS repositories.
Nearly all of Netrek software is open source. Though the copyrights and licensing terms differ among the various software sources, almost all of Netrek software is considered to be open source. When using and modifying any Netrek software, please be sure to read the relevant terms.
The Free Trek Project is an effort to build a multi-user netrek space battle simular which runs on both Linux and Windows computers.
Yet another Netrek based Internet game.
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