On 05/04/2016 05:20 AM, Andrea Musuruane wrote: > > > On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 8:55 PM, Tom Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not > permitted for inclusion in Fedora. These rules will help you determine > whether an emulator is acceptable for Fedora. > > * 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. > > > Does this mean that most console emulators (i.e. NES/SNES/MasterSystem/Genesis > emulators) are now acceptable in Fedora? Presumably it means that those emulators that are offered under an acceptable license and do not require a firmware image (like most Playstation emulators) would be acceptable, yes. I'd guess this would also cover ScummVM (which has a number of open-source games available for it as well).
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