[Bug 238367] Review Request: xu4 - Ultima IV recreated

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Summary: Review Request: xu4 - Ultima IV recreated
Alias: xu4

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238367


chris.stone at gmail.com changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|CLOSED                      |ASSIGNED
           Keywords|                            |Reopened
         Resolution|WONTFIX                     |
OtherBugsDependingO|182235                      |
              nThis|                            |
              Alias|                            |xu4
               Flag|fedora-review-              |fedora-review?




------- Additional Comments From chris.stone at gmail.com  2007-05-10 10:18 EST -------
17:17:33 @     XulChris | so what is the case with u4? it has a binary blob that
is freely available but non-distributable?
17:17:39              G |  However, it is worth noting that some non-executable
content exists that is required to make Open Source applications functional. An
                           example of this would be open sourced game engines,
such as Doom, Heretic, and Descent. These game engines come with freely
                           distributable shareware gamedata files.
17:17:45              G |  In this case, the gamedata files can be packaged and
included in Fedora, as long as the files meet the requirements for binary firmware.
17:18:01 @     XulChris | right but the u4 data doesnt fall into that category AFAIK
17:18:21              G |  problem here, it's not "freely distributable" it's
"freely avaliable if you get it from upstream"
17:18:47 @     XulChris | ok yea
17:19:09              G |  upstream for datafiles is also 10 years old
17:19:17 @     XulChris | so you cannot include the binary blob as a package,
but i see no problem including a downloader to download it from upstream and
                          installing it
17:19:17              G |  so the chances of contacting them are slim i think
17:21:14              G |  right, but god knows what section says that a package
must be usable as is (i think)
17:25:04 @     XulChris | well, there is nothing illegal about distributing GPL
software even if its unusable :)
17:25:42 @     XulChris | if origin systems wants to slap the dmca on redhat im
sure they will just remove the package
17:26:12      fedorared |  can you distribute a link to something you can't get
anywhere else? I think so, but of course IANAL.
17:26:46              G |  I'm gonna post to fedora-legal later tonight I think
17:26:58              G |  is there a tracker bug for pack reviews forwarded to
-legal?
17:27:30 @     XulChris | yes FE-LEGAL i believe, have to check

Here is the log from the Games channel, notice that nobody actually said this
shouldn't be packaged and I actually say "there is nothing illegal about it".


In my opinion, this package is perfectly fine.

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