[Dev] [Packages (i686 and x86_64) - Freedom issue #375] (open) [virtualbox-libre] contains BIOS which needs a nonfree compiler to build from source

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Issue #375 has been reported by mtjm.

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Freedom issue #375: [virtualbox-libre] contains BIOS which needs a nonfree compiler to build from source
https://labs.parabola.nu/issues/375

Author: mtjm
Status: open
Priority: freedom issue
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See the src/VBox/Devices/PC/BIOS directory in the source archive.  The VBoxBiosAlternative.asm file is generated from C sources compiled using the OpenWatcom compiler which has a nonfree open source license (it is not included in Parabola).

dosemu is already blacklisted for the same reason.

Debian moved it to contrib, lembas reported it at https://trisquel.info/en/forum/virtualbox#comment-39916.

We should build it using a different compiler or remove the package (both Bochs BIOS and SeaBIOS are built using different, free, compilers).



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