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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  > I agree, and removing the engine from distros seems like a great way to
  > make doubly sure people don't write any free games for it.

What an exaggeration!  Writing a free game is a lot of work.  The
small preparatory task of getting and installing ScummVM would hardly
discourage anyone who is prepared to do that work.

Is using ScummVM a good way to go about that?  It seems to be used for
supporting existing games that were written to use that particular
scripting language, implemented initially with proprietary software.
If you are developing a new game, your choice of scripting language
is up to you.

Are there other free scripting systems, that will still be included in
distros, that would be good to use for this work?

Anyway, if someone ever does write a free game that uses ScummVM, we
could change our judgment of the matter.

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