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There are a few simple things you need to do, so just cool your jets.
Right-click on the file, then choose "expand here..." In a few seconds you should have a file that is called something like "foo-setup_v1-0.exe"
Double-click on the setup file, then follow the directions. You have the option of adding a desktop icon or not. That's flexibility!
Double-click on the desktop icon (if you made one) or go to the start menu and find the application group just created. Sweet!
Source code is how the programmer tells a computer what to do. You can't run source code on a computer without compiling (or interpreting) it first. If you are interested in how programs work, looking at source code is a good education.
Source code distributions are also generally good at helping software run across multiple platforms. That isn't much of an issue with python though.
The GNU GPL says these games are not only free in the sense that you can give copies to your friends at no cost, but that you are free to do with it what you will. In other words, you could make a CD of them and sell them to somebody. (Why they would want to buy it when they could just download them is another matter.) You can also download the source code to make your own version of any of these games. Do I hear Democrat Invasion! anyone?
It's hiding under
the source code distribution. If you have a new-ish mac (OSX) and
can get python and pygame running on your machine, you should be able
to run the games. I couldn't get everything running, but my Mac
is getting a little out of date.
If somebody wanted to make an .app file from py2app, I would be much obliged.
Hey, that's me! Just shoot me an email at mike <at> thequince <dot> org. Of course, replace <at> with @ and <dot> with .
Feedback of any kind is encouraged, as I would be more inclined to continued writing these games if I knew people were playing them.