Note that the GNU FSDG ([1]) doesn't require free/libre system
distribution projects to provide repository replacements for every other
repositories not commited to following the GNU FSDG. These guidelines
only require that the culprits are removed and not recommended in the
official community support resources.
Also, I don't know the particularities of RetroArch and I didn't test
it, but it might have a way of "seeing" the add-ons that you install
manually ("manually" means: downloading the add-on yourself, and placing
it where RetroArch can see it as such). Beyond this, I don't know how to
do so, perhaps more information about RetroArch is needed.
[1] <https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html>.
2017-12-03T17:12:27-0600 Caleb Herbert wrote:
>
> RetroArch is available. Some emulators, in the form of addons, are
> proprietary, and some are free software. When I tried to install one of
> the emulators that were free software according to Debian, it gave an
> error.
>
> I later looked in the Parabola PKGBUILD for RetroArch. I saw that they
> completely removed any connection to the addon repository on RetroArch's
> website, and they provided no free replacement. They just neutered the
> software completely. I could not run free ROMs in the emulator, and I
> could not experimenting with writing my own free ROMs either.
>
> If the addon repo for a program is not good, you should provide a free
> replacement. You shouldn't just rip it out.
>
> I don't remember if there were other programs they did this with, but to
> see what they did in the package build soured me. They prevented me
> from accessing a free program.
>
>
> I never said they were lazy, I'm just afraid Parabola is going to go
> into disrepair because some major devs left to start their own pet
> project.
>
>
> I don't want Chromium code to creep in. There is a controversy over
> whether it is free.
>
>
> Dogfood.
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