Fwd: Policy change on emulators

[Matthew Miller]

I think this will be of interest to this SIG. I noticed that
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package
has some notes on emulators based on the previous more restrictive
policy.

----- Forwarded message from Tom Callaway  -----
> Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 14:55:19 -0400
> From: Tom Callaway 
> To: [e-mail], Fedora Legal List
>    
> Subject: [Fedora-legal-list] Policy change on emulators
> Archived-At: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/message/OCIB2WAZ6DF3HJZV2OWYOTNRTUZZ6VRX/
> X-Bogo25: U 0.52
>
> To the Fedora Community,
>
> The Fedora policy on emulators has been in place for quite some time, it
> is one of the first legal rules we put in place. Recently, we
> reconsidered that rule and have amended our position (with discussion
> from Red Hat Legal).
>
> Previously, the guidelines forbid the majority of emulators from being
> included in Fedora, but the new guidelines, while longer, are more
> permissive.
>
> === Emulators ===
>
> Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not
> permitted for inclusion in Fedora. These rules will help you determine
> whether an emulator is acceptable for Fedora.
> Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be
>
> included in Fedora, 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 permissible license or under the Fedora firmware
> exception criteria). 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 permissible license and have been
> built from source code in the Fedora buildsystem.
> 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.
> All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators.
>
> =================
>
> The home for this policy is here:
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:SoftwareTypes#Emulators
>
> This change is effective immediately and also applies to Copr.
>
> If you have questions about this change, please feel free to email me
> (either directly or on the devel/legal lists).
>
> Thanks,
>
> ~tom
>
> ==
> Red Hat
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----- End forwarded message -----

Policy change on emulators

[Brian Monroe]

That's Great!

On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:08 PM Matthew Miller 
wrote:
> I think this will be of interest to this SIG. I noticed that
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package
> has some notes on emulators based on the previous more restrictive
> policy.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Tom Callaway  -----
> > Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 14:55:19 -0400
> > From: Tom Callaway 
> > To: [e-mail], Fedora Legal List
> >       
> > Subject: [Fedora-legal-list] Policy change on emulators
> > Archived-At: <
>
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/m...
> > X-Bogo25: U 0.52
> >
> > To the Fedora Community,
> >
> > The Fedora policy on emulators has been in place for quite some time, it
> > is one of the first legal rules we put in place. Recently, we
> > reconsidered that rule and have amended our position (with discussion
> > from Red Hat Legal).
> >
> > Previously, the guidelines forbid the majority of emulators from being
> > included in Fedora, but the new guidelines, while longer, are more
> > permissive.
> >
> > === Emulators ===
> >
> > Some emulators (applications which emulate another platform) are not
> > permitted for inclusion in Fedora. These rules will help you determine
> > whether an emulator is acceptable for Fedora.
> > Emulators which depend on firmware or ROM files to function may not be
> >
> > included in Fedora, 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 permissible license or under the Fedora firmware
> > exception criteria). 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 permissible license and have been
> > built from source code in the Fedora buildsystem.
> > 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.
> > All other Fedora licensing and packaging rules apply to emulators.
> >
> > =================
> >
> > The home for this policy is here:
> > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Licensing:SoftwareTypes#Emulators
> >
> > This change is effective immediately and also applies to Copr.
> >
> > If you have questions about this change, please feel free to email me
> > (either directly or on the devel/legal lists).
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > ~tom
> >
> > ==
> > Red Hat
> > _______________________________________________
> > legal mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/[e-mail]
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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>
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