Re: ScummVM Mandriva port

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:07 PM, Eugene Sandulenko <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Götz Waschk <[email protected]> wrote:
>  >  You could take the PLF package and copy it over to your site
>  I see. Still it does not resolve problem of having the build uploaded
>  _before_ official release date. Though since you have no time for it
>  anyway, I wouldn't bother you.
Hi,

the problem is, that I don't even have a stable Mandriva machine to
build the packages on, all my machines run Cooker.

>  >  It is clear with packages that are covered by software patents, e.g.
>  >  MP3 encoders. There's no written Mandriva policy about emulators, but
>  >  some have been rejected by Mandriva in the past. So scummvm was simply
>  >  uploaded to plf.
>  And that is completely disappointing.
>  1. ScummVM itself does not have MP3 encoder. ScummVM tools package,
>  however, makes use of standalone LAME encoder if it is installed in
>  the system. We do not link against any such library, neither we
>  require that kind of software to be installed in the system in order
>  to run.
>  2. Sigh. ScummVM is NOT an emulator. It is a complete rewrite of
>  original game engines. In most cases those are just original sources
>  legally provided by current game IP holders and ported/rewritten to
>  C++.

The thing with the MP3 encoder was just an example of what is not
allowed in Mandriva. I haven't even tried to get scummvm into
Mandriva. If I was interested in discussing problems like that I would
have joined debian-legal. :)

>  What makes me wonder why no one, not a single person even contacted us
>  with those concerns.
This isn't even a problem for you, I'd say it is an issue internal to Mandriva.

Regards, Götz


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