Re: Questions about packages because of license and other

[Andreas Enge]

Hello Christian,

Am Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 09:36:06PM +0100 schrieb Christian Miller:
> 1. PrismLauncher[0]: The software itself is licensed as GPL3 but it is
> used to download and launch a proprietary videogame called
> "Minecraft".  Since it is itself GPL3 licensed but used for a
> proprietary videogame, would it be allowed for upstream or not?
> 
> 2: PCSX2[1]: Software itself is licensed as GPL3 but is used to
> emulate a PlayStation 2 (game console), which is highly proprietary
> hardware.  It is also wishlisted on libreplanet[2].  It requires the
> original proprietary BIOS (not distributed by the software) to run.
> Since it is a game console, it also requires proprietary video games
> (not distributed by the software).

since we do not advertise non-free software and do not encourage users
to install it, these two are not suitable for inclusion into Guix.

> 3. impatient-mode[3]: This is an Emacs mode to write HTML and see it
> in realtime rendered in the web browser.  It has no license file.  In
> the file "impatient-mode.el" it says "This is free and unencumbered
> software released into the public domain.".  Is this suitable for an
> upstream package?  It looks to me not correctly licensed but I am also
> not an expert in this and therefore unsure.

This looks okay, we have a license:public-domain.

Andreas