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| author | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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| committer | Nicolas Vigier <boklm@mageia.org> | 2013-04-14 13:46:12 +0000 |
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diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101210/001682.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101210/001682.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bd473e3bf --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101210/001682.html @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> +<HTML> + <HEAD> + <TITLE> [Mageia-dev] Mirror layout + </TITLE> + <LINK REL="Index" HREF="index.html" > + <LINK REL="made" HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout&In-Reply-To=%3C4D021515.70209%40iki.fi%3E"> + <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,nofollow"> + <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + <LINK REL="Previous" HREF="001681.html"> + <LINK REL="Next" HREF="001683.html"> + </HEAD> + <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> + <H1>[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout</H1> + <B>Anssi Hannula</B> + <A HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout&In-Reply-To=%3C4D021515.70209%40iki.fi%3E" + TITLE="[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout">anssi.hannula at iki.fi + </A><BR> + <I>Fri Dec 10 12:55:01 CET 2010</I> + <P><UL> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001681.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001683.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1682">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1682">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1682">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1682">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + <HR> +<!--beginarticle--> +<PRE>Just some smallish notes regarding other distros.. + +On 10.12.2010 12:22, andre999 wrote: +><i> Debian uses the same names main, contrib, non-free, with explicit policy +</I>><i> close to Mandriva practices. +</I>><i> In the same policy page, they say that patent-contrained software goes +</I>><i> into non-free, then further down they say that it can be excluded. +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html">http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html</A> +</I> +Interesting.. this doesn't seem to correspond to reality (they have e.g. +ffmpeg with patent-constrained codecs enabled). + +[...] +><i> Fedora package acceptance policy is explicitly dictated by RedHat. +</I>><i> Includes only free packages (thus excluding redistributable drivers), +</I>><i> plus excludes legally constrained packages. +</I>><i> Fedora is the only distro reviewed here which does not accept non-free +</I>><i> packages. +</I> +They allow non-free firmware: +<A HREF="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/LicensingGuidelines#Binary_Firmware">http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/LicensingGuidelines#Binary_Firmware</A> + +><i> However, given that RedHat sells their versions of Linux (with support), +</I>><i> one could question the motivation of the Fedora policy. +</I> +-- +Anssi Hannula +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001681.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001683.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1682">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1682">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1682">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1682">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |