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Bug 149097 - games-arcade/xrick is NOT distributable under the GPL
Summary: games-arcade/xrick is NOT distributable under the GPL
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Games (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High major
Assignee: Gentoo Games
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Reported: 2006-09-25 10:56 UTC by James Rowe
Modified: 2006-09-25 11:18 UTC (History)
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Description James Rowe 2006-09-25 10:56:26 UTC
The license specified in the xrick ebuild is GPL, however the game
includes data files that the developer apparently has no right to
distribute[1].  As much as I don't want to see xrick removed, it clearly
shouldn't be in the tree as-is.

  At the absolute minimum nomirror should be set, as currently the Gentoo
mirrors are carrying files they have no permission to distribute because of
this package.  I'm struggling to see a correct resolution here, but luckily
for me I can just file a bug and leave up to someone else :)

  My first "solution" was to suggest shipping the game engine and telling
users they need their own data files, but it isn't even as simple as
removing the data files.  The graphics and map data are directly copied in
to the package's source.

Thanks

James

  1. More information can be found at http://www.bigorno.net/xrick/download.html
Comment 1 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2006-09-25 11:18:18 UTC
fixed up in cvs.  thanks for the bug report.