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You can't discuss it +away with logical reason or morale arguments. + +><i> Ok, I think, how many other distros have such repositories.  According to +</I>><i> comments on the list : none. +</I> +Oh, really? Some (like Mandriva) do not have such a repository because +they do not distribute such software at all, PLF does that for +Mandriva. What about Ubuntu? What about Fedora? + +><i> And what happens if there is a patent pursuit against Mageia or it's mirrors +</I>><i> ? +</I>><i> Even if we have a separate repository, the package in question might end up +</I>><i> being withdrawn.  But it seems doubtful that one would want to withdraw all +</I>><i> potentially threatened packages. +</I>><i> (That would be a big victory for patent sharks.) +</I> +A patent pursuit will not be aimed against Mageia because Mageia is a +french organisation where there are no software patents. But lawsuits +could be aimed at those mirror maintainers who are runnning their +mirrors in such countries which allow software patents. There are +mirrors which are maintained by single private persons (example: me) +where the maintainer can not take such a risk. +That there haven't been any pusuits yet does not mean they are not +possible. As a private person you don't play around with such things +(aka breaking existing laws). + +><i> No report of anyone wanting to have an official mirror, that wanted such +</I>><i> repositories. +</I> +2 reasons: +It is obvious that Mageia has to find a way to supply this sort of software. +It is obvious that in countries with software patents such software +can not be distributed on the mirrors. + +The logical consequence of having "tainted" software within the usual +repos would be that there could not be Mageia mirrors in those +countries at all. + +I agree, this could be a possible solution because geographical +distances do not mean anything in the internet. To draw a real +picture: who would care if there was no Mageia mirror in the USA while +there are mirrors all around outside USA (Canada, Mexico, etc.)? This +way we would also make a statement against the patent laws of such +countries. + +We do not validate anything by acknowledging the facts. + +-- +wobo +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001653.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout : Why validate software patents ? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001655.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout : Why validate software patents ? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1654">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1654">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1654">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1654">[ 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> |