request: can somebody please port googleearth-package to fedora?

Christopher Aillon caillon at redhat.com
Sun Feb 10 02:32:07 UTC 2008


On 02/07/2008 06:38 PM, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Christopher Aillon <caillon <at> redhat.com> writes:
>> And the game must have *SOME* free data available, such that the game is 
>> not useless without non-free data.
> 
> Most of the games which have Requires: autodownloader are entirely useless 
> without the non-Free, non-redistributable content downloaded using 
> autodownloader.
> 
> In addition, several games ship redistributable, but non-modifiable data (same 
> rules as for firmware). The autodownloader stuff is data which doesn't even 
> comply with the relaxed guidelines for firmware and game data (e.g. because it 
> is not redistributable at all or only non-commercially).
> 
> If you think this situation is not acceptable, you can bring it up at FESCo or 
> even the Fedora Board.

My statement was speaking as a Board member, not as my opinion (though I 
do share it).  If games do not meet this, they must be removed.




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