blobwars license restrictions
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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blobwars (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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blobwars (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: blobwars
The licensing FAQ[1] of upstream Blob Wars states the following:
"All source code found on this site is available under the GNU General Public License (often referred to as the GPL). You can obtain a copy of the license by clicking here [link to GPLv2]."
"Please make sure you are aware of the terms of this license before installing or running our software. Please also note that game assets are Non Free and should not be included as part of a Linux distribution or made available in any repositories."
According to Wikipedia[2], "artwork (including textures and 3D models), sound effects and music, text, dialogue" are game assets.
See attached correspondence with upstream[3] and a forum thread[4]. An explanation of the most relevant parts of the forum thread is available as a comment on this bug[5].
[1] http://
[2] http://
[3] http://
[4] http://
[5] https:/
description: | updated |
Changed in blobwars: | |
status: | Unknown → Fix Released |
Confirmed. Is it possible to sync with Debian to close this bug before Intrepid is released?