On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Eugene Sandulenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Götz Waschk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You could take the PLF package and copy it over to your site > I see. Still it does not resolve problem of having the build uploaded > _before_ official release date. Though since you have no time for it > anyway, I wouldn't bother you. Hi,
the problem is, that I don't even have a stable Mandriva machine to build the packages on, all my machines run Cooker. > > It is clear with packages that are covered by software patents, e.g. > > MP3 encoders. There's no written Mandriva policy about emulators, but > > some have been rejected by Mandriva in the past. So scummvm was simply > > uploaded to plf. > And that is completely disappointing. > 1. ScummVM itself does not have MP3 encoder. ScummVM tools package, > however, makes use of standalone LAME encoder if it is installed in > the system. We do not link against any such library, neither we > require that kind of software to be installed in the system in order > to run. > 2. Sigh. ScummVM is NOT an emulator. It is a complete rewrite of > original game engines. In most cases those are just original sources > legally provided by current game IP holders and ported/rewritten to > C++. The thing with the MP3 encoder was just an example of what is not allowed in Mandriva. I haven't even tried to get scummvm into Mandriva. If I was interested in discussing problems like that I would have joined debian-legal. :) > What makes me wonder why no one, not a single person even contacted us > with those concerns. This isn't even a problem for you, I'd say it is an issue internal to Mandriva. Regards, Götz -- AL I:40: Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. _______________________________________________ PLF-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://www.zarb.org/mailman/listinfo/plf-discuss
