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<h2 class="title"><a name="media_selection"></a>Media Selection (Nonfree)
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<p>Here you have the list of available repositories. Not all repositories
are available, according to which media you use for installing. The
repositories selection determines which packages will be available for
selection during the next steps.
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<p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Core</em></span> repository cannot be disabled as it
contains the base of the distribution.
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<p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Non-free</em></span> repository includes packages
that are free-of-charge, i.e. Mageia may redistribute them, but they
contain closed-source software (hence the name - Nonfree). For example
this repository includes nVidia and ATI graphics card proprietary
drivers, firmware for various WiFi cards, etc.
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<p>The <span class="emphasis"><em>Tainted</em></span> repository includes packages
released under a free license. The main criteria for placing packages in
this repository is that they may infringe patents and copyright laws
in some countries, e.g. Multimedia codecs needed to play various
audio/video files; packages needed to play commercial video DVD,
etc.
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