Thank you! I'm happy I asked before trying :) Le ven. 2 juin 2023, à 11 h 58, Richard Fontana <[email protected]> a écrit :
> On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 6:29 AM Neal Gompa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 5:40 AM Steve Cossette <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Good morning to you all, > > > > > > I was thinking about packaging Yuzu for Fedora. Yuzu is an emulator > for the Nintendo Switch, which requires you to dump your Nintendo Switch's > firmware to work. (I believe the emulator will actually start without the > firmware, but you won't be able to go far without it). > > > > > > > Strictly speaking, Yuzu does not require the Switch firmware. As it > > notes on its own website, some games require it to access specific > > data that isn't replicated in their own code yet. But for Yuzu to be > > useful, it is *not* required. I personally own games that work without > > Switch firmware. > > > > > As far as I understand the legal instructions from the Fedora wiki ( > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/legal/misc/#_emulators): > > > > > > ------ > > > Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not > permitted for inclusion in Fedora Linux. These rules will help you > determine if an emulator is acceptable for Fedora. > > > > > > Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be > included in Fedora Linux, unless the copyright holder(s) for the > firmware/ROM files give clear permission for the firmware/ROM files to be > distributed (either under a Fedora allowed license or a Fedora > allowed-firmware license). Note: This only covers the situation where an > emulator will not run at all without firmware/ROM files. For example, > emulators that compile and run, but ship with no game ROMs are not covered > by this rule. > > > > > > Emulators must not ship with any ROM files (e.g. games) unless those > ROM files are available under a Fedora allowed license and have been built > from source code in the Fedora buildsystem. > > > > > > > Yuzu satisfies this rule, as it functions without the Switch firmware > > data just fine, and can be used as a programming environment for > > Switch applications. > > > > > Emulators must not point to any third-party sites which provide > firmware or ROM files that are distributed without the clear and explicit > permission of their copyright holders. > > > > > > > Yuzu satisfies this rule, as the only documentation it provides is how > > you can get the stuff from *your own* Switch. And it's a fully > > optional process for being able to get your *own* games from your > > *own* Switch. There is no link to third-party sites with archives of > > Switch firmware nor third-party sites with Switch game dumps. > > > > Their FAQ entry also reinforces this: > > https://yuzu-emu.org/wiki/faq/#how-do-i-get-games > > > > It is generally accepted that it is legal for you to run your own > > stuff under emulation. That's why emulators are able to exist, and why > > Fedora allows them. > > > > > All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators. > > > -------- > > > > > > That emulator does indeed not include any roms or firmware. But it > gives you a fully fleshed out guide on how to rip it from your Nintendo > Switch (https://yuzu-emu.org/help/quickstart/) and gives links to hack > tools. > > > > > > Can such a software be packaged for Fedora? > > > > I believe so based on the reasoning above, but someone else can chime in. > > I'm not sure this is OK for Fedora. We'll have to look at this a > little more closely. > > Richard > >
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