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Libregamewiki:Rejected games list

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'''Rejected games list''' is a list of games which were rejected to have articles in the [[Libregamewiki]] for not complying with the [[Libregamewiki:Article policy|article policy]].

See [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package Fedora's list] for more games which may be rejected.

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==#==
*'''0 A.D.''' - This game must have a release available and must have licensing available and be libre.

==A==
*'''A Tale In The Desert''' - appears to be non free. License & source code are not to be found on the homepage.<ref>[http://atitd.com/ A Tale In The Desert homepage]</ref>
*'''Alien Arena''' - non-free content<ref>[http://svn.icculus.org/*checkout*/alienarena/trunk/docs/license.txt?rev=464 Alien Arena license text]</ref>
*'''Angband''' - Non-free windows port<ref>[http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/a/angband/angband_3.0.6-4/angband.copyright angband's copyright file at Debian Packages]</ref>, "freeware sounds",

==B==
*'''Bub-n-Bros''' The media is from mcsebi's bub-n-bros game, which is shareware, though the rest of the game is free. Attempt to contact mcsebi, who gave permission for use, as to whether the assets were open or not was ignored. Thus we must assume that the graphical assets of this game are not libre. <ref>[http://www.mcsebi.com/bb2.php Purchase page]</ref> The copyright file for the <code>bubbros</code> package in Debian lenny says the media are licensed under The Artistic License (NOT 2.0),<ref>[http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/b/bubbros/current/bubbros.copyright bubbros copyright file in Debian lenny]</ref> which FSF considers too vague to be free.<ref name="fsfliclist">[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Free Software Foundation: Various Licenses and Comments about Them]</ref>

==C==
*'''Cube''' - non-free content<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fosdir.com%2Fml%2Flinux.debian.devel.games%2F2006-04%2Fmsg00002.html&ei=zHjkRsbJNp6ygQSwwM3eDA&usg=AFQjCNHq9mC3C2W0p3Z6vuhRn0B0ocPXwQ&sig2=VFSLH7_VjkIsecvzy6m-Cw Discussion about proprietary cube data on the Debian developer mailing list]</ref>

==D==

*'''Danger from the Deep''' - “most of the artwork/data is released under a Creative Commons license (Attribution/NonCommercial/Non-Derivative works).”<ref>[http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/ Danger from the Deep at SF.net]</ref><ref>[http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/warning.html Danger from the Deep warning]</ref>

==E==
*'''Ecksdee''' - sounds and music files are licensed for non-commercial usage<ref>[http://ecksdee.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/ecksdee/tags/release-0.0.9/ecksdee/LICENSE Ecksdee 0.0.9 license text file]</ref>
*'''Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge''' - Media files are fully copyrighted (email correspondence with Bill Catambay of EMR).

==G==
*'''Glest''' - (some) media is unfree<ref>[http://www.glest.org/glest_board/viewtopic.php?t=2560&start=15 Thread on Glest's forums asking about model license]</ref>
*'''Galcon''' - Not free.<ref>[http://www.imitationpickles.org/galcon/index.html Homepage]</ref>

==I==
*'''Invention''' - uses CC By-NC and CC Sampling* licensed music and sounds.

==J==
*'''Jooleem''' - data is cc-nc<ref>[http://jooleem.sourceforge.net/#License Jooleem license information]</ref>

==K==
*'''Knytt''' and '''Knytt Stories''' - freeware<ref>[http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/12/knytt.html This blog considered Knytt and Knytt Stories to be freeware], there are no indicators for them being free software</ref>
*'''Krank''' - non-free backgrounds<ref>http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=2179262&group_id=180052&atid=891622</ref>, probably non-free font<ref>http://krank.sourceforge.net/credits.html</ref><ref>http://www.nicksfonts.com/info/eula.html</ref>

==M==
*'''Midnight Sun''' or '''Kite Story''' - just “all rights reserved”

==N==
*'''Nelly's Rooftop Garden''' - no license specified, freeware textures and a font used.<ref>http://pyweek.org/e/rushed/</ref>
*'''No Gravity''' - unfree media<ref>[http://nogravity.cvs.sourceforge.net/nogravity/nogravity/README.TXT?view=markup No Gravity's README in the project's CVS repository]</ref>

==P==
*'''Paintown''' nonfree content. (conversation with jonrafkind in #paintown)
*'''Planet Umi''' contains music from a non-free game.
*'''Planeshift''' contains only proprietary media<ref>[http://www.planeshift.it/license.html Planeshift license]</ref>.

==R==
*'''Really Rather Good Battles In Space''' - non-free data.<ref>http://rrgbis.sourceforge.net/readme.txt</ref>
*'''Return to Zero''' - no information on copyright license anywhere in the downloadable archive<ref>[http://www.scene.org/file.php?file=%2Fparties%2F2007%2Fnullarbor07%2Fgamedev%2Fnul07-return_to_zero.zip&fileinfo Return to Zero download page]</ref>
*'''Robot Underground'''<ref>http://pyweek.org/e/eevee_evolution/</ref> includes a non-free<ref>http://fonts.tom7.com/legal/</ref> font.

==S==
*'''Sauerbraten''' - Nonfree content<ref>[http://cube.wikispaces.com/#tochome5 Sauerbraten wiki]</ref>
*'''Simutrans''' - Artistic License 1.0<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/projects/simutrans/ Simutrans project page at SF.net]</ref> is considered non-free by FSF.<ref name="fsfliclist"/>
*'''Smokin' Guns''' - Nonfree content (discussion with ReD_NeCKersoN on freenode in #smokinguns)

==T==
*'''Teewars''' and '''Teeworlds''' - License has one tiny little restriction on the source code: "It cannot be sold by itself". While some media of games include this restriction, we deemed not harmful enough to exclude it. Since this restriction applied to the source code, the entire game cannot be distributed by itself, thus harmful enough.
*'''The Ur-Quan Masters''' (UQM) - media is under a non-free license
*'''Typus Pocus''' - at least some of the graphics is under CC by-''nc''-sa.

==U==
*'''UFO: AI''' - unfree sounds<ref>[http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/trunk/CONTRIBUTORS?view=markup UFO: AI's'' CONTRIBUTORS file] indicates usage of non-free licenses</ref>

==V==
*'''Virus Killer''' (Debian version cleaned of the non-free sounds, but it still includes a Windows screenshot and some Microsoft icons)

==W==
*'''Warsow''' - has non-free media<ref>[http://www.warsow.net/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ&oldid=3166|#I.E2.80.99ve_seen_this_game_is_GPL.E2.80.99d._Where_can_I_get_the_source.3F_What_about_the_media.3F Warsaw FAQ]</ref>
*'''World of Padman''' - non-free content<ref>See licensing information during installation</ref>
*'''Within a Deep Forest''' - homepage states that it is a freeware game<ref>[http://nifflas.ni2.se/index.php?main=04Within_a_Deep_Forest Within a Deep Forest homepage]</ref>

==Z==
*'''Zyberflux''' - no information on copyright license anywhere in the downloadable archive<ref>[http://www.scene.org/file.php?file=%2Fparties%2F2007%2Fnullarbor07%2Fgamedev%2Fnul07-zyberflux.zip&fileinfo Zyberflux download page]</ref>

==References==
<references/>

Libregamewiki:Rejected games list

2009-01-03T20:21:26Z

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'''Rejected games list''' is a list of games which were rejected to have articles in the [[Libregamewiki]] for not complying with the [[Libregamewiki:Article policy|article policy]].

See [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SIGs/Games#List_of_games_we_will_NOT_package Fedora's list] for more games which may be rejected.

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==#==
*'''0 A.D.''' - This game must have a release available and must have licensing available and be libre.

==A==
*'''A Tale In The Desert''' - appears to be non free. License & source code are not to be found on the homepage.<ref>[http://atitd.com/ A Tale In The Desert homepage]</ref>
*'''Alien Arena''' - non-free content<ref>[http://svn.icculus.org/*checkout*/alienarena/trunk/docs/license.txt?rev=464 Alien Arena license text]</ref>
*'''Angband''' - Non-free source code<ref>[http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/non-free/a/angband/angband_3.0.6-4/angband.copyright angband's copyright file at Debian Packages]</ref>

==B==
*'''Bub-n-Bros''' The media is from mcsebi's bub-n-bros game, which is shareware, though the rest of the game is free. Attempt to contact mcsebi, who gave permission for use, as to whether the assets were open or not was ignored. Thus we must assume that the graphical assets of this game are not libre. <ref>[http://www.mcsebi.com/bb2.php Purchase page]</ref> The copyright file for the <code>bubbros</code> package in Debian lenny says the media are licensed under The Artistic License (NOT 2.0),<ref>[http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/b/bubbros/current/bubbros.copyright bubbros copyright file in Debian lenny]</ref> which FSF considers too vague to be free.<ref name="fsfliclist">[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html Free Software Foundation: Various Licenses and Comments about Them]</ref>

==C==
*'''Cube''' - non-free content<ref>[http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fosdir.com%2Fml%2Flinux.debian.devel.games%2F2006-04%2Fmsg00002.html&ei=zHjkRsbJNp6ygQSwwM3eDA&usg=AFQjCNHq9mC3C2W0p3Z6vuhRn0B0ocPXwQ&sig2=VFSLH7_VjkIsecvzy6m-Cw Discussion about proprietary cube data on the Debian developer mailing list]</ref>

==D==

*'''Danger from the Deep''' - “most of the artwork/data is released under a Creative Commons license (Attribution/NonCommercial/Non-Derivative works).”<ref>[http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/ Danger from the Deep at SF.net]</ref><ref>[http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/warning.html Danger from the Deep warning]</ref>

==E==
*'''Ecksdee''' - sounds and music files are licensed for non-commercial usage<ref>[http://ecksdee.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/*checkout*/ecksdee/tags/release-0.0.9/ecksdee/LICENSE Ecksdee 0.0.9 license text file]</ref>
*'''Excalibur: Morgana's Revenge''' - Media files are fully copyrighted.

==G==
*'''Glest''' - (some) media is unfree<ref>[http://www.glest.org/glest_board/viewtopic.php?t=2560&start=15 Thread on Glest's forums asking about model license]</ref>
*'''Galcon''' - Not free.<ref>[http://www.imitationpickles.org/galcon/index.html Homepage]</ref>

==I==
*'''Invention''' - uses CC By-NC and CC Sampling* licensed music and sounds.

==J==
*'''Jooleem''' - data is cc-nc<ref>[http://jooleem.sourceforge.net/#License Jooleem license information]</ref>

==K==
*'''Knytt''' and '''Knytt Stories''' - freeware<ref>[http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2006/12/knytt.html This blog considered Knytt and Knytt Stories to be freeware], there are no indicators for them being free software</ref>

==M==
*'''Midnight Sun''' or '''Kite Story''' - just “all rights reserved”

==N==
*'''Nelly's Rooftop Garden''' - no license specified, freeware textures and a font used.<ref>http://pyweek.org/e/rushed/</ref>
*'''No Gravity''' - unfree media<ref>[http://nogravity.cvs.sourceforge.net/nogravity/nogravity/README.TXT?view=markup No Gravity's README in the project's CVS repository]</ref>

==P==
*'''Planet Umi''' contains music from a non-free game.
*'''Planeshift''' contains only proprietary media<ref>[http://www.planeshift.it/license.html Planeshift license]</ref>.

==R==
*'''Really Rather Good Battles In Space''' - non-free data.<ref>http://rrgbis.sourceforge.net/readme.txt</ref>
*'''Return to Zero''' - no information on copyright license anywhere in the downloadable archive<ref>[http://www.scene.org/file.php?file=%2Fparties%2F2007%2Fnullarbor07%2Fgamedev%2Fnul07-return_to_zero.zip&fileinfo Return to Zero download page]</ref>
*'''Robot Underground'''<ref>http://pyweek.org/e/eevee_evolution/</ref> includes a non-free<ref>http://fonts.tom7.com/legal/</ref> font.

==S==
*'''Sauerbraten''' - unfree content<ref>[http://cube.wikispaces.com/#tochome5 Sauerbraten wiki]</ref>
*'''Simutrans''' - Artistic License 1.0<ref>[http://sourceforge.net/projects/simutrans/ Simutrans project page at SF.net]</ref> is considered non-free by FSF.<ref name="fsfliclist"/>

==T==
*'''Teewars''' and '''Teeworlds''' - License has one tiny little restriction on the source code: "It cannot be sold by itself". While some media of games include this restriction, we deemed not harmful enough to exclude it. Since this restriction applied to the source code, the entire game cannot be distributed by itself, thus harmful enough.
*'''The Ur-Quan Masters''' (UQM) - media is under a non-free license
*'''Typus Pocus''' - at least some of the graphics is under CC by-''nc''-sa.

==U==
*'''UFO: AI''' - unfree sounds<ref>[http://ufoai.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/ufoai/ufoai/trunk/CONTRIBUTORS?view=markup UFO: AI's'' CONTRIBUTORS file] indicates usage of non-free licenses</ref>

==V==
*'''Virus Killer''' (Debian version cleaned of the non-free sounds, but it still includes a Windows screenshot and some Microsoft icons)

==W==
*'''Warsow''' - has non-free media<ref>[http://www.warsow.net/wiki/index.php?title=FAQ&oldid=3166|#I.E2.80.99ve_seen_this_game_is_GPL.E2.80.99d._Where_can_I_get_the_source.3F_What_about_the_media.3F Warsaw FAQ]</ref>
*'''World of Padman''' - non-free content<ref>See licensing information during installation</ref>
*'''Within a Deep Forest''' - homepage states that it is a freeware game<ref>[http://nifflas.ni2.se/index.php?main=04Within_a_Deep_Forest Within a Deep Forest homepage]</ref>

==Z==
*'''Zyberflux''' - no information on copyright license anywhere in the downloadable archive<ref>[http://www.scene.org/file.php?file=%2Fparties%2F2007%2Fnullarbor07%2Fgamedev%2Fnul07-zyberflux.zip&fileinfo Zyberflux download page]</ref>

==References==
<references/>