Hi,
On 12/6/23 8:36 PM, Christian Miller wrote:
Hi,
1. PrismLauncher[0]: The software itself is licensed as GPL3 but it is
used to download and launch a proprietary videogame called
"Minecraft". Since it is itself GPL3 licensed but used for a
proprietary videogame, would it be allowed for upstream or not?
This is already included in the Guix-Gaming[1] channel.
2: PCSX2[1]: Software itself is licensed as GPL3 but is used to
emulate a PlayStation 2 (game console), which is highly proprietary
hardware. It is also wishlisted on libreplanet[2]. It requires the
original proprietary BIOS (not distributed by the software) to run.
Since it is a game console, it also requires proprietary video games
(not distributed by the software).
For these gaming related packages that require non-free software,
perhaps it might be a good idea to contribute to Guix-Gaming[1] instead,
rather than upstream.
3. impatient-mode[3]: This is an Emacs mode to write HTML and see it
in realtime rendered in the web browser. It has no license file. In
the file "impatient-mode.el" it says "This is free and unencumbered
software released into the public domain.". Is this suitable for an
upstream package? It looks to me not correctly licensed but I am also
not an expert in this and therefore unsure.
Public domain would be suitable for inclusion, though.
PrismLauncher works but does not show images from the instance.
PCSX2 works but does not show icons.
Imaptient-mode is done.
Since it is better to push as much as possible upstream, would they
met the requirements or not?
[0] https://github.com/PrismLauncher/PrismLauncher
[1] https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2
[2] https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/Wishlist#Emulation
[3] https://github.com/skeeto/impatient-mode
[1] https://gitlab.com/guix-gaming-channels/games
Thanks,
Ada (adanksa)
