Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Adding some scummvm game(s) to the "List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines".

[Richard Stallman]

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  > "It creates a runtime environment equivalent to the one that was used on
  > those proprietary games, but you can use your creativity to program other
  > games to run on that same kind of environment. The technical aspects of
  > such runtime may lead to an interesting creative-coding challenge in which
  > one can experience the quirks and limitations of the platform in which
  > those games were originally developed. To some extent, it also has
  > historical value, as it helps one to better grasp how game development
  > worked in that era."

Those reasons are not a strong argument for including anything in a distro.
The people who want to use it for those purposes can get it from someone else.


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