Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
I got an auto-reply with a ticket number from the FSF, but no answer yet. I was aware of and unimpressed by Debian's rationalisations on the matter. Still, this isn't as clear-cut as (say) the Realtek drivers, so IMO we can afford to wait as long as is needed. Kind regards, T G-R Sent on the

Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread Maxime Devos
On 24-08-2022 22:24, zimoun wrote: My understanding of the Debian argument is: 1. the licence is BSD-like respecting the Debian Free Software Guidelines 2. point #3 of DFSG [2] says «The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the

Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread Maxime Devos
On 24-08-2022 22:24, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: Is it Functional Data: https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html "For example, some game engines released under the GNU GPL have accompanying game information—a fictional world map, game graphics, and so

Re: guix lint should support overrides

2022-08-24 Thread Vagrant Cascadian
On 2022-08-24, zimoun wrote: > On Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 15:22, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: > >> But, because there is no way to silence a particular inappropriate >> suggestion from guix lint, it becomes noise, and each person evaluating >> the results of the package in the future then needs to take

Re: guix lint should support overrides

2022-08-24 Thread Maxime Devos
On 24-08-2022 10:08, zimoun wrote: Hi Vagrant, On Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 15:22, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: But, because there is no way to silence a particular inappropriate suggestion from guix lint, it becomes noise, and each person evaluating the results of the package in the future then

Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread zimoun
Hi Liliana, (I have no opinion about this topic.) Your quote is: >> The data included in the source package represents the preferred form >> for modifications. >> If they were licensed under the G P L it would fail the "preferred >> form of modification" requirement but from the mentioned

Re: guix lint should support overrides

2022-08-24 Thread zimoun
Hi Vagrant, On Tue, 23 Aug 2022 at 15:22, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: > But, because there is no way to silence a particular inappropriate > suggestion from guix lint, it becomes noise, and each person evaluating > the results of the package in the future then needs to take time to > figure out if

Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread Vagrant Cascadian
On 2022-08-24, Liliana Marie Prikler wrote: > Am Mittwoch, dem 24.08.2022 um 14:53 +0200 schrieb Nicolas Goaziou: >> Liliana Marie Prikler writes: >> >> > The packages >> > - drascula, >> > - lure, >> > - queen, and >> > - sky >> > all share issues that make me question whether they should be in

Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread Liliana Marie Prikler
Am Mittwoch, dem 24.08.2022 um 14:53 +0200 schrieb Nicolas Goaziou: > Hello, > > Liliana Marie Prikler writes: > > > The packages > > - drascula, > > - lure, > > - queen, and > > - sky > > all share issues that make me question whether they should be in > > Guix. > > > > 1. Their license

Re: secure boot

2022-08-24 Thread Maxime Devos
On 24-08-2022 05:07, Philip McGrath wrote: I could imagine a process like this: 1. Build the binary that needs to be signed. 2. Outside of the Guix build environment, create a detached signature for the binary using your secret key. 3. Add the detached signature to the Guix store,

Re: FSDG issues of SCUMMVM-based games

2022-08-24 Thread Nicolas Goaziou
Hello, Liliana Marie Prikler writes: > The packages > - drascula, > - lure, > - queen, and > - sky > all share issues that make me question whether they should be in Guix. > > 1. Their license explicitly prohibits selling of the games themselves > and may thus be qualified as non-free. > 2. The