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Subject: Re: Policy change on emulators
From: Brian Monroe <briancmonroe () gmail ! com>
Date: 2016-05-04 1:26:58
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That's Great!
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:08 PM Matthew Miller <mattdm@fedoraproject.org>
wrote:
> 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@redhat.com> -----
>
> > Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 14:55:19 -0400
> > From: Tom Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com>
> > To: devel-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org, Fedora Legal List
> > <legal@lists.fedoraproject.org>
> > Subject: [Fedora-legal-list] Policy change on emulators
> > Archived-At: <
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org/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@lists.fedoraproject.org
> > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> --
> Matthew Miller
> <mattdm@fedoraproject.org>
> Fedora Project Leader
> _______________________________________________
> games mailing list
> games@lists.fedoraproject.org
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/games@lists.fedoraproject.org
>
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<div dir="ltr">That's Great!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On \
Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:08 PM Matthew Miller <<a \
href="mailto:mattdm@fedoraproject.org">mattdm@fedoraproject.org</a>> \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I think this will be of interest to \
this SIG. I noticed that<br> <a \
href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package" \
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package</a><br>
has some notes on emulators based on the previous more restrictive<br>
policy.<br>
<br>
----- Forwarded message from Tom Callaway <<a href="mailto:tcallawa@redhat.com" \
target="_blank">tcallawa@redhat.com</a>> -----<br> <br>
> Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 14:55:19 -0400<br>
> From: Tom Callaway <<a href="mailto:tcallawa@redhat.com" \
target="_blank">tcallawa@redhat.com</a>><br> > To: <a \
href="mailto:devel-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org" \
target="_blank">devel-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org</a>, Fedora Legal List<br> \
> <<a href="mailto:legal@lists.fedoraproject.org" \
target="_blank">legal@lists.fedoraproject.org</a>><br> > Subject: \
[Fedora-legal-list] Policy change on emulators<br> > Archived-At: <<a \
href="http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCIB2WAZ6DF3HJZV2OWYOTNRTUZZ6VRX/" \
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCIB2WAZ6DF3HJZV2OWYOTNRTUZZ6VRX/</a>><br>
> X-Bogo25: U 0.52<br>
><br>
> To the Fedora Community,<br>
><br>
> The Fedora policy on emulators has been in place for quite some time, it<br>
> is one of the first legal rules we put in place. Recently, we<br>
> reconsidered that rule and have amended our position (with discussion<br>
> from Red Hat Legal).<br>
><br>
> Previously, the guidelines forbid the majority of emulators from being<br>
> included in Fedora, but the new guidelines, while longer, are more<br>
> permissive.<br>
><br>
> === Emulators ===<br>
><br>
> Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not<br>
> permitted for inclusion in Fedora. These rules will help you determine<br>
> whether an emulator is acceptable for Fedora.<br>
><br>
> * Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be<br>
> included in Fedora, unless the copyright holder(s) for the firmware/ROM<br>
> files give clear permission for the firmware/ROM files to be distributed<br>
> (either under a Fedora permissible license or under the Fedora firmware<br>
> exception criteria). Note: This only covers the situation where an<br>
> emulator will not run at all without firmware/ROM files. For example,<br>
> emulators that compile and run, but ship with no game ROMs are not<br>
> covered by this rule.<br>
><br>
> * Emulators must not ship with any ROM files (e.g. games) unless those<br>
> ROM files are available under a Fedora permissible license and have been<br>
> built from source code in the Fedora buildsystem.<br>
><br>
> * Emulators must not point to any third-party sites which provide<br>
> firmware or ROM files that are distributed without the clear and<br>
> explicit permission of their copyright holders.<br>
><br>
> * All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators.<br>
><br>
> =================<br>
><br>
> The home for this policy is here:<br>
> <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:SoftwareTypes#Emulators" \
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:SoftwareTypes#Emulators</a><br>
><br>
> This change is effective immediately and also applies to Copr.<br>
><br>
> If you have questions about this change, please feel free to email me<br>
> (either directly or on the devel/legal lists).<br>
><br>
> Thanks,<br>
><br>
> ~tom<br>
><br>
> ==<br>
> Red Hat<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
> legal mailing list<br>
> <a href="mailto:legal@lists.fedoraproject.org" \
target="_blank">legal@lists.fedoraproject.org</a><br> > <a \
href="http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org" \
rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org</a><br>
<br>
----- End forwarded message -----<br>
<br>
--<br>
Matthew Miller<br>
<<a href="mailto:mattdm@fedoraproject.org" \
target="_blank">mattdm@fedoraproject.org</a>><br> Fedora Project Leader<br>
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