Please do not reply directly to this email. All additional comments should be made in the comments box of this bug report. Summary: Review Request: xu4 - Ultima IV recreated Alias: xu4 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238367 chris.stone@xxxxxxxxx changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|CLOSED |ASSIGNED Keywords| |Reopened Resolution|WONTFIX | OtherBugsDependingO|182235 | nThis| | Alias| |xu4 Flag|fedora-review- |fedora-review? ------- Additional Comments From chris.stone@xxxxxxxxx 2007-05-10 10:18 EST ------- 17:17:33 @ XulChris | so what is the case with u4? it has a binary blob that is freely available but non-distributable? 17:17:39 G | However, it is worth noting that some non-executable content exists that is required to make Open Source applications functional. An example of this would be open sourced game engines, such as Doom, Heretic, and Descent. These game engines come with freely distributable shareware gamedata files. 17:17:45 G | In this case, the gamedata files can be packaged and included in Fedora, as long as the files meet the requirements for binary firmware. 17:18:01 @ XulChris | right but the u4 data doesnt fall into that category AFAIK 17:18:21 G | problem here, it's not "freely distributable" it's "freely avaliable if you get it from upstream" 17:18:47 @ XulChris | ok yea 17:19:09 G | upstream for datafiles is also 10 years old 17:19:17 @ XulChris | so you cannot include the binary blob as a package, but i see no problem including a downloader to download it from upstream and installing it 17:19:17 G | so the chances of contacting them are slim i think 17:21:14 G | right, but god knows what section says that a package must be usable as is (i think) 17:25:04 @ XulChris | well, there is nothing illegal about distributing GPL software even if its unusable :) 17:25:42 @ XulChris | if origin systems wants to slap the dmca on redhat im sure they will just remove the package 17:26:12 fedorared | can you distribute a link to something you can't get anywhere else? I think so, but of course IANAL. 17:26:46 G | I'm gonna post to fedora-legal later tonight I think 17:26:58 G | is there a tracker bug for pack reviews forwarded to -legal? 17:27:30 @ XulChris | yes FE-LEGAL i believe, have to check Here is the log from the Games channel, notice that nobody actually said this shouldn't be packaged and I actually say "there is nothing illegal about it". In my opinion, this package is perfectly fine. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the QA contact for the bug, or are watching the QA contact. _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-review mailing list Fedora-package-review@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-package-review