Re: Game emulators in Copr

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On 04/14/2016 05:22 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Fedora guidelines prohibit[1] the inclusion of game system emulators
> since they all require proprietary, and copy protected, ROM files in
> order to be useful.
> 
> Those wishing to ship these programs for Fedora have placed them in
> RPMFusion.
> 
> Copr is starting to house[2] builds of game emulators. These builds will
> still require ROMs just as if they were in Fedora.
> 
> Copr guidelines[3] (item e) also prohibit anything that Fedora
> prohibits. However, Miroslav, via private mail, believes this emulator
> is not against Copr guidelines.
> 
> What say you, legal?

I'm investigating. That is an old old rule, and I'm always willing to
revisit such things to see if they are still valid.

~tom

==
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