RetroBIOS - status of the distributed files
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This repository holds two kinds of material with two different statuses.

1. Tooling and metadata
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Everything authored here - the Python scripts, JSON schemas, emulator
profiles, platform configurations, documentation and the generated database -
is released under the MIT License in LICENSE.

2. BIOS, firmware, keys and ROM sets
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The files under bios/ and inside the release packs are third-party system
software. They remain the property of their respective manufacturers, are not
covered by the MIT License, and no licence to them is granted or implied by
this repository.

They are preserved and made available for personal backup, archival, and
interoperability with emulation software. The reasoning the project relies on
is set out in the FAQ:

    https://abdess.github.io/retrobios/wiki/faq/#is-this-legal

That reasoning is the project's good-faith position, not legal advice, and it
has not been tested in court.

Reporting a file
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A rights holder, or anyone acting for one, who wants a specific file removed
can open an issue at

    https://github.com/Abdess/retrobios/issues

identifying the file by path or hash. Requests are handled on receipt, and a
file whose removal is requested by its rights holder is removed from the
repository and from the next release without requiring a formal notice. State
the file and the basis of the claim; no particular format is needed.