Re: Questions about packages because of license and other
Thanks for the feedback. -- Christian Miller
Re: Questions about packages because of license and other
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)
Re: Questions about packages because of license and other
Hi Christian, On Wed, Dec 06 2023, Christian Miller wrote: > [0] https://github.com/PrismLauncher/PrismLauncher > [1] https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2 Those two might be more suitable for a private channel, or perhaps for nonguix. > [3] https://github.com/skeeto/impatient-mode This one seems okay but it's not in the public domain unless the packager splits off the file jquery.js, which is "Dual licensed under the MIT or GPL Version 2 licenses." Also, there are other options for real-time rendering of HTML. [1] I have no legal training or experience. Please do not rely on what I wrote. Thanks for contributing to Guix! Kind regards Felix [1] https://emacs.stackexchange.com/a/32434
Re: Questions about packages because of license and other
Hello Christian, Am Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 09:36:06PM +0100 schrieb Christian Miller: > 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? > > 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). since we do not advertise non-free software and do not encourage users to install it, these two are not suitable for inclusion into Guix. > 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. This looks okay, we have a license:public-domain. Andreas
Questions about packages because of license and other
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? 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). 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. 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 -- Christian Miller
