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Packaging Request #2902

[pcsx2] unfree dependency needed no more

dario - over 3 years ago - . Updated over 3 years ago.

Status:
fixed
Priority:
freedom issue
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% Done:

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Description

Unfree nvidia-cg-toolkit is not a needed dependency in latest version: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/68049. Also the software is now x86-64. You should just remove the software from libre-multilib and let Parabola inherit the package from Arch in Community.

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#1

Updated by bill-auger over 3 years ago

  • Priority changed from bug to freedom issue

IMHO, this program probably has no known use-case, which does not entail acquiring non-free software - even in the home-brew scene, you rarely see source code being offered - if the sole purpose of some program, is only to install or run non-free software, then i believe it is unfit for the FSDG

do you know of any example of a game, which can be run on this emulator, which is free software? - it would be awesome if some parabola users would form a 'parabola-gaming' team to oversee this concern

#2

Updated by dario over 3 years ago

There are GNU/Linux distributions for the PlayStation 2 and some of these games are provided with a freely licensed source code: https://www.psx-place.com/forums/games-ports.214/.

#3

Updated by bill-auger over 3 years ago

  • Assignee set to bill-auger
  • Status changed from open to fixed

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