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That's ridiculous. +The fact that nobody (in FOSS community) has been called to court yet +does not mean that the related laws do not exist! +The Debian paper (Romain linked to) has an answer to the reasons. + +Besides, tainted is not only about patents, it's also about software +which is illegal in certain countries (like libdvdcss). + +-- +wobo +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006530.html">[Mageia-dev] Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006525.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#6500">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6500">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6500">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6500">[ 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> |