Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:05:53 +0100 From: John Marino <freebsd.contact@marino.st> To: Rusmir Dusko <nemysis@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, ports-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r336723 - in head: . games games/blobwars games/blobwars/files Message-ID: <52B06851.7030906@marino.st> In-Reply-To: <201312171342.rBHDggNP084170@svn.freebsd.org> References: <201312171342.rBHDggNP084170@svn.freebsd.org>
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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 > > Log: > Blob Wars : Metal Blob Solid is a platform game, not unlike those found 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 reachable and > will require some extra thought. Bob also has to contend with environmental > hazards, alien invaders and assimilated Blobs. > > WWW: http://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/p/blob-wars-metal-blob-solid.html > > Approved by: pawel (mentor) 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. 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=4725 How does one know that the legal situation has changed to allow this port to come back? Regards, John
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