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

[Ruben Rodriguez]

On 7/4/23 10:24, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli wrote:

> Similar to Guix's decision on ScummVM, I think that the rationale could
> be that:
> - We don't know any free games.

https://github.com/JenniBee/openquest/ is a recent game under CC-BY-4.0

There are hundreds of community-made games compatible with scummvm, and 
they are still actively being made.

Also I still maintain that beneath-a-steel-sky and such are under a 
(badly written) free license.

> - As far as we know, ScummVM has a checksum whitelist, so:

That is incorrect. The checksums are used to identify known games and 
apply specific settings. The engine would run any compatible file.
> So the current situation is that ScummVM steers users toward nonfree
> games/software, because we can't direct them to at least a single
> games/software or use case that is FSDG compliant with ScummVM.

Not only that is incorrect as I stated, I refuse to police what people 
may use free software for. There is a large community of people playing, 
reverse-engineering, modifying and sharing old games, in ways that go 
beyond what copyright (and thus free software licensing) allows, and 
they do well in ignoring such silly restrictions.