On Sat, May 3, 2014 at 4:35 PM, Adrian Soliard <asoliard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I really don't understand the situations of the packages Fedora has a policy prohibiting the inclusion of emulators in the package collection: "Most emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not permitted for inclusion in Fedora. The rule of thumb to follow is: If it requires ROMs (or image files in any format) of copyrighted or patented material to be useful (and the owners of those copyrights and patents have not given their express written permission), then it's not permitted." [1] Operating systems like Windows and Fedora have licenses that permit them to be run using virtualization software such as KVM/QEMU, therefore it's okay to ship such "emulator" software in Fedora. On the other hand, the license for Mac OS X expressly forbids virtualization on other platforms, therefore it would *not* be okay to ship an Mac emulator in Fedora. So, is there an operating system whose license permits it to be run using dynamips? If so, contact Fedora Legal [2] and provide evidence so they can reconsider whether it's okay to include. If not, it's simply not suitable [3] for Fedora. -T.C. [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:LicensingGuidelines#Emulators [2] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/legal [3] https://fedoraproject.org/en/about-fedora#freedom -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct
