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

[bill-auger]

On Sat, 17 Jun 2023 22:10:36 -0400 Richard wrote:
> The proposed action
> under discussion is to state officially that ScummVM has a problem.

we seem to have lost focus - this thread need a reboot

the original topic was about the games, currently distributed by some FSDG
distros, with a license which is _possibly_ non-free - we have yet to decide
that is indeed the case

we then speculated that there may be no libre games known to be compatible with
ScummVM; and in that case, _maybe_ ScummVM itself becomes dubious - we can not
seem to agree on that either; but that is not worth discussing yet - that is
predicated on a conclusion that no libre games exist; which has not yet been
concluded

from there, it leaped to a proposal to "state officially that ScummVM has a
problem"

but then ruben offered an example of one libre game which does exist for
ScummVM, which would resolve ScummVM's loneliness problem, if it has one

ruben also suggested that such licenses are already deemed acceptable, referring
to the precedent case of the OFL fonts license

if we had stayed on topic, and concluded in the first place, that the game
license is acceptable, the engine would never have been in question - without
a resolution to the original topic, the game engine was a red herring

so we should return to the original topic - is the "no-selling" license of
"BASS" acceptable or not - if it is acceptable, nothing remains to discuss - if
it is not acceptable, we should move to the original proposal (add it to the
list fo software to avoid) - that would be good progress; because that itself
is another important topic to discuss - namely: that list is dreadfully
out-dated and needs a total review