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Free goes in core, non-free goes in +</I>>>><i> non-free. If a non-free software has a restrictive license it goes in +</I>>>><i> tainted. A free software can not have a restrictive license, if it has +</I>>>><i> it is not free and goes in tainted. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Tainted is not about restrictive license but patents. A free software +</I>>><i> can have a free license, but do something which is maybe patented. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Yes, right. I made a mistake there - just replace "restrictive +</I>><i> license" with "patents" in my sentence. +</I> +"free" means that it can be redistributed with source code, with a free/open +source license. +"non-free" (in terms of the repos) means that it can be redistributed, but +either not with source code, according to the license + or we simply don't +have/can't get the source code. +"tainted" was mostly for packages affected to some extent by tainted patents. +Such packages could be free or non-free, that has nothing to do with being in +"tainted". +Some discussions in the past considered that the likelihood of a patent +impacting a particular software (in the few countries that do accept software +packages to some extent, like the USA), should affect whether it goes into +tainted or not. I don't know what consensus there was on this point, if any. + +There were some suggestions that non-free packages should go into "non-free", +even if considered subject to tainted patents. And some proposed excluding +such packages. + +So the question is, should a non-free package potentially affected by patents +go into "non-free" or "tainted". +Those more interested in using "free" as much as possible, might tend to say +"non-free", especially if they use "tainted". So as to avoid using any +non-free packages. +Those who consider patents legitimate, among others, might tend to say +"tainted", especially if they use "non-free. So as to avoid using any software +which might be subject to patents. If they live in an area where software +patents risk to be found legitimate, such as the USA. +Of course, those who don't use "non-free" (except for software coming from it's +manufacturer) or "tainted", wouldn't be concerned by this question. + +-- +André +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006438.html">[Mageia-dev] Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006462.html">[Mageia-dev] Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6457">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6457">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6457">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6457">[ 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> |