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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>><i> Wolfgang, +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Well done. Even I understood that. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Mageia, as a foundation, will be separated form legal proceedings by passing +</I>><i> the burden of the decision to the end user, as a flexible way of +</I>><i> acknowledging that laws are not the same everywhere, and the end-user will +</I>><i> (should) be better informed than an automated script of what is allowed and +</I>><i> not. And if the end user decides to "break the law", it is the end user's +</I>><i> responsibility. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Salut, +</I>><i> Sinner +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I> +At issue here, in the discussion, was the method of delivery. Wolfgang +wrote of the Ubuntu method which seems also fine to me. Having repos +where contentious software packages were kept (just like PLF) was +another method. Others suggested that Mageia repos should just offer up +everything regardless of legal implications. Have I missed any other +methods? + +Marc + +</PRE> + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001154.html">[Mageia-dev] Mageia repository sections, licenses, restrictions, firmware etc +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001143.html">[Mageia-dev] Mageia repository sections, licenses, restrictions, firmware etc +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1157">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1157">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1157">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1157">[ 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> |