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diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101213/001717.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101213/001717.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4a104d080 --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-dev/20101213/001717.html @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +<!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=%3C201012130244.21310.ewilcox%40bex.net%3E"> + <META NAME="robots" CONTENT="index,nofollow"> + <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> + <LINK REL="Previous" HREF="001716.html"> + <LINK REL="Next" HREF="001718.html"> + </HEAD> + <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> + <H1>[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout</H1> + <B>Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.</B> + <A HREF="mailto:mageia-dev%40mageia.org?Subject=Re%3A%20%5BMageia-dev%5D%20Mirror%20layout&In-Reply-To=%3C201012130244.21310.ewilcox%40bex.net%3E" + TITLE="[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout">ewilcox at bex.net + </A><BR> + <I>Mon Dec 13 08:44:21 CET 2010</I> + <P><UL> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001716.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001718.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1717">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1717">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1717">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1717">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + <HR> +<!--beginarticle--> +<PRE>Consideration of software patents and copyrights does not constitute implicit +support for them. It does however constitute explicit support for obediance of +the law. Like it or not, patent and copyright laws do exist in some countries +(especially the U.S.A. - my home), and it is our responsibility to take those +laws into considertion (whether we want to or not). Laws can not be changed by +ignoring them, only broken. People who break laws are criminals - no ifs, +ands, or buts, about it. If the Mageia community chooses to opeate as a +criminal organization, I will have nothing to do with it. + +We are discussing whether to accomodate software patent and copyright law in +countries where it exists. I can see no way to avoud doing so. We can include +patented software in our distribution if we choose to do so (and I think we +should), but we must provide both mirror hosts and end users (including me) a +method of easily excluding such software. By doing so, we give our users and +supporters the freedom to choose to obey the law where they live and still use +or support our distribution. + +As I see it, we already have a usable mirror lay-out (posted earlier in this +thread). The only real discussion that should remain is whether to include the +"tainted" branch in the official Mageia tree, or to offer it in an alternate +repository such as PLF (my earlier suggestion). + +In either case, I do not believe that ALL patented (or Copyrighted) software +should be placed there (in the "tainted" branch). Some such software comes +with explicit permission to use (perhaps nVidia and/or ATI drivers?). In other +cases, we may be able to contact the patent or copyright holder and get +explicit permission to include their software in our distribution. In such +cases, we should be able to safely (for both our users and supporters) include +the patented / copyrighted software with the official branch of our +distribution. + +my2cents + +-- +Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. +Registered Linux User 247790 +ICQ 41060744 +</PRE> + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001716.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001718.html">[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1717">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1717">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1717">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1717">[ 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> |