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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of softwa
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines". |
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Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:02:16 -0400 |
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> "It creates a runtime environment equivalent to the one that was used on
> those proprietary games, but you can use your creativity to program other
> games to run on that same kind of environment. The technical aspects of
> such runtime may lead to an interesting creative-coding challenge in which
> one can experience the quirks and limitations of the platform in which
> those games were originally developed. To some extent, it also has
> historical value, as it helps one to better grasp how game development
> worked in that era."
Those reasons are not a strong argument for including anything in a distro.
The people who want to use it for those purposes can get it from someone else.
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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"., Michael McMahon, 2023/06/08
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines".,
Richard Stallman <=
- 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, 2023/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"., Richard Stallman, 2023/06/11
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"., Richard Stallman, 2023/06/11
- 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, 2023/06/11
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"., bill-auger, 2023/06/12
- 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, 2023/06/12
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines"., Richard Stallman, 2023/06/19
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