Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines".

[Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli]

On Wed, 12 Apr 2023 15:07:12 -0400
Ian Kelling <iank@fsf.org> wrote:
> The parabola link talks about the game, not the ScummVM. Is this
> really an issue for ScummVM, or just a game that depends on it? Can
> you provide a reference? If it about ScummVM, we should also update
> the license on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScummVM
I didn't look at ScummVM at all, only at some of the games packaged by
some distributions that depends and run inside ScummVM.

The Guix bug report also had an interesting point of view:
> In the license you mention, you omitted the second point : "you may
> charge a reasonable copying fee for this archive, and may distribute
> it in aggregate as part of a larger and possibly commercial software
> distribution". In other words, I think the non-commercial restriction
> is moot in our situation. Consequently, it seems okay to keep these
> games in Guix. Debian, Trisquel, PureOS distributions seem to agree,
> FWIW.
> 
> I understand our opinions may differ here, but I do think software
> freedom is not at stake when including drascula and friends in Guix.
So the situation is more complex than I originally thought.

Denis.

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