On May 3, 2016 12:07 PM, "Tom Callaway" <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> * Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be
> included in Fedora, 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 permissible license or under the Fedora firmware
> exception criteria). 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 permissible 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.
Does this mean that, if we strip FreeDOS out of dosemu / dosemu2, we can ship it and even point to a website with FreeDOS binaries?
AIUI the only problem with FreeDOS is that no one knows how to compile it with a free software toolchain. As far as I know, the binary is pretty clearly redistributable. (Hmm. Could FreeDOS ship as a firmware blob? That seems dubious to me.)
--Andy
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