[Guix packaging] larsbrinkhoff/vt52-simulator #195

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opened 2026-08-15 22:58:46 +00:00 by htayj · 0 comments

htayj commented

2026-08-15 22:58:46 +00:00

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Candidate

Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/vt52-simulator
Source snapshot: larsbrinkhoff-vt52-simulator-source at 62dca54a32e559becc396a13786c0192ea7796b5
Deliverable: VT52 terminal simulator, contingent on rights for code and required ROM assets
User-facing tags: historical-computing, VT52, terminal-emulator, ROM-firmware
Primary language: C
Build ecosystem: Makefile C build with bundled ROM images
SPDX disposition: LicenseRef-simulator-source-and-DEC-ROM-unknown
License evidence: Neither simulator code nor bundled DEC ROM/manual assets has a supplied redistribution license.

License investigation blocker

The pinned tree has no project license or source headers. It also ships VT52 ROM images and DEC manuals; README says a microprogram ROM image was obtained from Mattis Lind, but provides no redistribution permission for that firmware or the documentation.

The repository is public, non-archived, and nonempty, but the above evidence does not establish a Guix-acceptable redistribution license for the complete deliverable.

Packaging outlook

Expected packaging difficulty after license: hard.

Acceptance checks

Obtain and record an explicit, Guix-acceptable license or permission covering all shipped sources and assets.
Same-upstream coverage checked on 2026-08-15 against official GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE. No functional package referencing this exact upstream was found.
Create the package with the stated pinned source, build it, and run relevant functional checks.

Imported from GitHub issue/PR. Originally posted by htayj on 2026-08-15T22:58:46Z.

## Candidate - Canonical URL: https://github.com/larsbrinkhoff/vt52-simulator - Source snapshot: `larsbrinkhoff-vt52-simulator-source` at `62dca54a32e559becc396a13786c0192ea7796b5` - Deliverable: VT52 terminal simulator, contingent on rights for code and required ROM assets - User-facing tags: historical-computing, VT52, terminal-emulator, ROM-firmware - Primary language: C - Build ecosystem: Makefile C build with bundled ROM images - SPDX disposition: `LicenseRef-simulator-source-and-DEC-ROM-unknown` - License evidence: Neither simulator code nor bundled DEC ROM/manual assets has a supplied redistribution license. ## License investigation blocker The pinned tree has no project license or source headers. It also ships VT52 ROM images and DEC manuals; README says a microprogram ROM image was obtained from Mattis Lind, but provides no redistribution permission for that firmware or the documentation. The repository is public, non-archived, and nonempty, but the above evidence does not establish a Guix-acceptable redistribution license for the complete deliverable. ## Packaging outlook Expected packaging difficulty after license: hard. ## Acceptance checks - Obtain and record an explicit, Guix-acceptable license or permission covering all shipped sources and assets. - Same-upstream coverage checked on 2026-08-15 against official GNU Guix, Nonguix, Guix Science, Guix HPC, Guix Past, Guix R Us, and RDE. No functional package referencing this exact upstream was found. - Create the package with the stated pinned source, build it, and run relevant functional checks. --- Imported from [GitHub issue/PR](https://github.com/htayj/guix-channel/issues/195). Originally posted by [htayj](https://github.com/htayj) on 2026-08-15T22:58:46Z.