On 05/04/2016 05:20 AM, Andrea Musuruane wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 8:55 PM, Tom Callaway <tcall...@redhat.com
> <mailto:tcall...@redhat.com>> wrote:
> 
>     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.
> 
> 
> Does this mean that most console emulators (i.e. NES/SNES/MasterSystem/Genesis
> emulators) are now acceptable in Fedora?

Presumably it means that those emulators that are offered under an acceptable
license and do not require a firmware image (like most Playstation emulators)
would be acceptable, yes.

I'd guess this would also cover ScummVM (which has a number of open-source games
available for it as well).


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