2014-03-10 14:48 GMT+01:00 Nils Dagsson Moskopp <n...@dieweltistgarnichtso.net>:
> Miriam Ruiz <mir...@debian.org> writes: >> in the web page, and reading the comments in previous mails. I find >> your description of the game very disturbing, and I'm thinking that it >> may be even be triggering for some people. > > I would like to avoid that problem by clearly labeling the game package, > similar to how fortunes-off is labeled ("Please do not install this > package if you or your users are offended by depictions of [...]"). Yup, we'd certainly do that in the description of the package. It is important that anyone has a clear idea of what it is before installing any package. > I remember having read a page about a more formalized game labeling > effort of the Debian Games Team, but I could not find the web page. It's something I have been looking into for a while, but it hasn't been implemented up to a usable level for the moment, and I have never been sure if there was demand for it, or if it was just a crazy idea of mine: https://wiki.debian.org/OpenRating >> Having read your report, even if someone decided to package it, I >> wouldn't advise to include it in the archive without speaking >> beforehand with lawyers that could advice us on the possible risks. >> I'm not familiar enought with the law in different countries to know >> what's allowed or not, but from your analysis I fear that by >> distributing it we might be puting in risk the administrators of some >> of our mirrors, and I'd like to be sure that's not the case. On the >> other hand, it's almost impossible to make something that it's not >> illegal in at least one country in the world. For example, I would be >> a strong supporter of having LGBT-themed games in the archives, and >> they might not be legal in Russia. > > I agree and consider it a bad thing if anyone suffers because of this. > > How are these issues handled currently? I honestly don't know. Probably the DPL might have an idea, or maybe someone in Debian Legal. Greetings, Miry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CAFotxVOTu_O1=Wi4i9ZjZMbYcVW=gnm2am55oscmvjseksf...@mail.gmail.com