On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 14:00:47 -0400 Glenn Maynard wrote:
> I think there's a fairly significant difference between an emulator
> that will load and display an "insert ROM" image (eg. NES, SNES), and
> one that requires a specific non-free image in order to be able to do
> anything at all (eg. PSX BIOS images).
>
> The first is analogous to requiring media; you see what the console
> displays if a cartridge isn't inserted. The second is the same as
> requiring a non-free library for which there is no free replacement.
> (I'm not aware of any free replacement PSX BIOSes.)
Agreed, fully.
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