From owner-svn-ports-all@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 17 15:12:11 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-ports-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 55C98971; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:12:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-we0-x232.google.com (mail-we0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c03::232]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 418511DA2; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:12:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-we0-f178.google.com with SMTP id u57so6250467wes.9 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:12:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=sender:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=a7BYjRakfmELdOSlZTnwKg5HXz6tWUhDD/Cum7g7Eww=; b=fiGKbpvaziWsIRG1rIXtY/QmrmapMIpEXmC9xmdwf7ZTey6B/sZXB0XstVXbYnBkn/ x4EwQXKhra8EQFBzo/5KofKO9D/6n1djO563U6PtmQq7DbBbk2NuceAMa7KC/MzQrcE7 GDZtPlYXjbejc5YAEhBslShEJkrcfX7YViQTX9It6yxNqawdAoiVNbGfMvhewGPLV4KG l5tuhqgmZw29henfNlVcwECmo3uEflOM/PDlR7pmIz+VNWPpkOSBduGVIwjCcA/yradp h/5cAkFkB7iR7ua+/hWAhYlZ2nyZ7jKFsyCSE/0l/ulq8TTsJqc+Gnby5bgVdaRJJZVV WB0g== X-Received: by 10.180.93.8 with SMTP id cq8mr3714304wib.38.1387293128614; Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:12:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from ithaqua.etoilebsd.net (ithaqua.etoilebsd.net. [37.59.37.188]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id n6sm35520947wix.3.2013.12.17.07.12.06 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 17 Dec 2013 07:12:06 -0800 (PST) Sender: Baptiste Daroussin Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:12:04 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin To: marino@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r336723 - in head: . games games/blobwars games/blobwars/files Message-ID: <20131217151203.GK99753@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> References: <201312171342.rBHDggNP084170@svn.freebsd.org> <52B06851.7030906@marino.st> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="8kI7hWEHMS8Z+7/0" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <52B06851.7030906@marino.st> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, Rusmir Dusko , svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: svn-ports-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the ports tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:12:11 -0000 --8kI7hWEHMS8Z+7/0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 04:05:53PM +0100, John Marino wrote: > On 12/17/2013 14:42, Rusmir Dusko wrote: > > Author: nemysis > > Date: Tue Dec 17 13:42:42 2013 > > New Revision: 336723 > > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/ports/336723 > >=20 > > Log: > > Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid is a platform game, not unlike those fou= nd on > > the Amiga and SNES. The object of the game is to take on the role of > > solider Blob, Bob, and play through the various levels and attempt to= rescue as > > many MIA (Missing In Action) Blobs as possible. This is not quite as = straight > > forward as it sounds, since the MIAs will often be not directly reach= able and > > will require some extra thought. Bob also has to contend with environ= mental > > hazards, alien invaders and assimilated Blobs. > > =20 > > WWW: http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/p/blob-wars-metal-blob-solid.= html > > =20 > > Approved by: pawel (mentor) >=20 >=20 > Given that the removal of this port was requested by the owners due to > copyright issues in 2008, should not the commit message have addressed > why it is okay to add this port back? Has the legal situation changes? > To omit this information from the commit message is very conspicious IMO. >=20 > For convenience, this was the previous commit message: > > - Remove all games by Parallel Realities > > Those games contain resources that are non-free and, in some cases, > > ripped from other games and still copyrighted. We have to remove > > the ports to avoid potential legal issues, sorry. > > Related discussion thread: > > http://www.happypenguin.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3D4725 >=20 > How does one know that the legal situation has changed to allow this > port to come back? >=20 > Regards, > John That is exactly the question I was about to ask. regards, Bapt --8kI7hWEHMS8Z+7/0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.15 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlKwacMACgkQ8kTtMUmk6ExrTQCfXnKcMm5IX+MR0ya6j7pLoziP Ic4AoKKhyDmmAM3iPmZtSRTKp9SmTMrX =p2QT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --8kI7hWEHMS8Z+7/0--