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However, it did fit the "at arm's length" legal definition of +</I>>><i> the installation of these pieces of software. That is to mean that Mandriva, +</I>>><i> in this case, was not complicit in the installation of that particular +</I>>><i> software. It was clearly a user decision to install them. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +1 +</I>><i> +</I>><i> It's easy to communicate, it's easy to implement fitting even those +</I>><i> "dumb" users some people are talking about. Yesterday I installed the +</I>><i> new Ubuntu 10.10, a window opened near the end of the installation +</I>><i> process telling me that my hardware may need/use a non-free driver +</I>><i> which is available online. The text explains about the non-free status +</I>><i> in simple words and then I was asked if I wanted to activate this +</I>><i> non-free driver. +</I>><i> The same can be done with all that codec stuff. A window opens, +</I>><i> telling the user that he will need some special software to listen to +</I>><i> MP3s, watch his commercial DVDs, etc. The text explains in simple +</I>><i> words the legal implications which may or may not apply to his +</I>><i> country. After that he can decide with a simple mouse click on yes or +</I>><i> no or "ask later" (if he has no working internet connection at that +</I>><i> time. If he clicks on "activate", the needed software will be +</I>><i> downloaded and installed. If he clicks on "ask later" he will be asked +</I>><i> as soon as the script detects a working internet connection. +</I>><i> If he has selected "No" and still tries to open a commecrial DVD (or +</I>><i> whatever) the window ill appear again reminding him why he can't play +</I>><i> the DVD (or whatever). +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Face it: we do not have any other choice but leave it at the user's +</I>><i> decision. All we can do is make it simple if he chooses to bite the +</I>><i> bullet. +</I>><i> +</I> +This sounds like a good alternative also. I like this method too! The +user is always in control. + +This thread is actually good in getting different scenarios of +implementing "legally grey" software packages. Maybe someone will take +notes of the different methods that could be used to deliver these type +of software packages and then the devs or the higher ups will obviously +make the final decision after considering all of these "delivery" methods. + +Marc + +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001144.html">[Mageia-dev] Mageia repository sections, licenses, restrictions, firmware etc +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001147.html">[Mageia-dev] Mageia repository sections, licenses, restrictions, firmware etc +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1146">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1146">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1146">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1146">[ 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> |