Miriam Ruiz <[email protected]> writes: > 2014-03-10 2:44 GMT+01:00 Bas Wijnen <[email protected]>: > >> For that reason, I would advise not to include this game in Debian (and >> not to spend your time on packaging it). But note that I'm not setting >> the rules here. If you feel strongly that it adds value to the system, >> feel free to explain why, and please also explain why you think that my >> objections are less important than the contributions. >> >> Finally, I'm pleased to see someone here who is interested in packaging >> visual novels. I like that concept, and would certainly like to see >> more of them in Debian. Just not this one. > > Lots of thanks for your efforts analyzing it. I am so looking forward > to having visual novels in Debian too. I haven't had time to even test > this one (I can understand some German, but I'm not fluent in it, and > that means quite an effort and time, as well as not really > understanding everything that goes on), apart from seeing the graphics > in the web page, and reading the comments in previous mails. I find > your description of the game very disturbing, and I'm thinking that it > may be even be triggering for some people.
I would like to avoid that problem by clearly labeling the game package, similar to how fortunes-off is labeled (“Please do not install this package if you or your users are offended by depictions of […]”). I remember having read a page about a more formalized game labeling effort of the Debian Games Team, but I could not find the web page. > Having read your report, even if someone decided to package it, I > wouldn't advise to include it in the archive without speaking > beforehand with lawyers that could advice us on the possible risks. > I'm not familiar enought with the law in different countries to know > what's allowed or not, but from your analysis I fear that by > distributing it we might be puting in risk the administrators of some > of our mirrors, and I'd like to be sure that's not the case. On the > other hand, it's almost impossible to make something that it's not > illegal in at least one country in the world. For example, I would be > a strong supporter of having LGBT-themed games in the archives, and > they might not be legal in Russia. I agree and consider it a bad thing if anyone suffers because of this. How are these issues handled currently? -- Nils Dagsson Moskopp // erlehmann <http://dieweltistgarnichtso.net> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: https://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
