Now that I have your attention, I would have you note package simutrans-pak64, necessary files for the game Simutrans. While the game it self is free (Artistic License), the object necessary for gameplay in the above package are stored in PAK files and disributed separately (since the are different pak sets available). These files are problematic for several reasons. Firstly, there is no license given, while Debian's copyright file mentions only the "Simutrans source code" which seems to apply only to the program itself. The second problem is the file format itself the official simutrans FAQ states "The PAK file is there to protect the rights of the creator of the PAK file. It was designed specifically not to be unpackable for that reason..." This sounds a lot like DRM.

What do you think? If the consensus is that is an issue I will file a bug report with Trisquel, Debian and Ubuntu and report the issue to the FSF. _______________________________________________
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