I think this will be of interest to this SIG. I noticed that https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package has some notes on emulators based on the previous more restrictive policy. ----- Forwarded message from Tom Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> ----- > Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 14:55:19 -0400 > From: Tom Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: devel-announce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Fedora Legal List > <legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Fedora-legal-list] Policy change on emulators > Archived-At: <http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/message/OCIB2WAZ6DF3HJZV2OWYOTNRTUZZ6VRX/> > X-Bogo25: U 0.52 > > To the Fedora Community, > > The Fedora policy on emulators has been in place for quite some time, it > is one of the first legal rules we put in place. Recently, we > reconsidered that rule and have amended our position (with discussion > from Red Hat Legal). > > Previously, the guidelines forbid the majority of emulators from being > included in Fedora, but the new guidelines, while longer, are more > permissive. > > === Emulators === > > 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. > > * 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. > > * All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators. > > ================= > > The home for this policy is here: > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:SoftwareTypes#Emulators > > This change is effective immediately and also applies to Copr. > > If you have questions about this change, please feel free to email me > (either directly or on the devel/legal lists). > > Thanks, > > ~tom > > == > Red Hat > _______________________________________________ > legal mailing list > legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fedora Project Leader _______________________________________________ games mailing list games@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/games@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
