non free app in fdroid repository

silvio pelvico urodelomutante at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 31 15:45:22 UTC 2010


Hi, it's me who put that app in the repository. On it's website is written released under gpl; the roms are not included in apk package (check its size)
However if I've done a mistake sorry to everybody.
urodelo


--- On Fri, 12/31/10, Ciaran Gultnieks <ciaran at ciarang.com> wrote:

> From: Ciaran Gultnieks <ciaran at ciarang.com>
> Subject: Re: non free app in fdroid repository
> To: "Graziano" <graziano at sorbaioli.org>
> Cc: replicant at lists.osuosl.org
> Date: Friday, December 31, 2010, 11:04 PM
> On 31/12/10 14:13, Graziano wrote:
> > just wanted to let you know that I just noticed a non
> free app in the
> > FDROID repository.
> > 
> > It is the C64 emulator:
> > 
> > Mobile C64 1.1.3.
> > 
> > "the original Commodore 64 ROM images are included
> with kind permission
> > of Commodore International Corporation.
> > This program is freeware for non-commercial use.."
> 
> It says that "freeware for non-commercial use" thing on the
> about
> screen, but the software is definitely GPL, as per its web
> site and the
> copyright notices in each source file.
> 
> As for the inclusion of the ROM image, I'm not convinced
> that makes the
> application itself non-free software. Are you?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ciaran
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