Good morning to you all,
Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be included in Fedora Linux, unless the copyright holder(s) for the firmware/ROM files give clear permission for the firmware/ROM files to be distributed (either under a Fedora allowed license or a Fedora allowed-firmware license). Note: This only covers the situation where an emulator will not run at all without firmware/ROM files. For example, emulators that compile and run, but ship with no game ROMs are not covered by this rule.
Emulators must not ship with any ROM files (e.g. games) unless those ROM files are available under a Fedora allowed license and have been built from source code in the Fedora buildsystem.
Emulators must not point to any third-party sites which provide firmware or ROM files that are distributed without the clear and explicit permission of their copyright holders.
All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators.
I was thinking about packaging Yuzu for Fedora. Yuzu is an emulator for the Nintendo Switch, which requires you to dump your Nintendo Switch's firmware to work. (I believe the emulator will actually start without the firmware, but you won't be able to go far without it).
As far as I understand the legal instructions from the Fedora wiki (https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/misc/#_emulators):
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Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not permitted for inclusion in Fedora Linux. These rules will help you determine if an emulator is acceptable for Fedora.
Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be included in Fedora Linux, unless the copyright holder(s) for the firmware/ROM files give clear permission for the firmware/ROM files to be distributed (either under a Fedora allowed license or a Fedora allowed-firmware license). Note: This only covers the situation where an emulator will not run at all without firmware/ROM files. For example, emulators that compile and run, but ship with no game ROMs are not covered by this rule.
Emulators must not ship with any ROM files (e.g. games) unless those ROM files are available under a Fedora allowed license and have been built from source code in the Fedora buildsystem.
Emulators must not point to any third-party sites which provide firmware or ROM files that are distributed without the clear and explicit permission of their copyright holders.
All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators.
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That emulator does indeed not include any roms or firmware. But it gives you a fully fleshed out guide on how to rip it from your Nintendo Switch (https://yuzu-emu.org/help/quickstart/) and gives links to hack tools.
Can such a software be packaged for Fedora?
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