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Stormi do ( or seems to do ). And I think that given we decided +</I>><i> > > to +</I>><i> > > split PLF for that precise reason, there is more than 2 of us to care. +</I>><i> > > +</I>><i> > > > Putting tainted packages in nonfree just causes more confusion +</I>><i> > > > IMHO. +</I>><i> > > +</I>><i> > > As much as the reverse, it all depends on what you tell to people +</I>><i> > > about +</I>><i> > > the repository, what they expect and what you prefer to highlight. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > That's exactly why I suggested earlier in this thread that we need an +</I>><i> > additional repo for 'tainted+non-free' packages, that's the only solution +</I>><i> > that would satisfy every preference people might have and at the same +</I>><i> > time make things clear for everyone (packagers, mirror maintainers, +</I>><i> > users). +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Instead of moving stuff in non-free, you move them in non-free + +</I>><i> tainted. That just bring more headaches, and more complexity. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> That's not a solution. +</I> +Well, that would be a real solution if we really wanted to flag those packages +both as tainted and as non-free, as some people give more importance to the +fact that it is tainted and others to the fact that it is non-free. + +For now, I would propose either to put that package in non-free, explain to +users that non-free packages may be tainted too, and envision after Mageia 1 +to add a new media if the current solution really doesn't work, and maybe +require a meta-package from tainted OR put it in tainted, explain that +tainted can contain non-free packages, and require a dummy package from non- +free, as Anssi proposed (on a second thought, I think that second option is +better). + +Can we reach a decision ? (add this question to the next packagers meeting ?) + +However, as the whole discussion seems to revolve around only one practical +package, what would be even better would be convince and help upstream to +solve the licensing issue (if that's feasible). + +Best regards + +Samuel Verschelde +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003395.html">[Mageia-dev] [Note] Cellular providers +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003380.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#3378">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3378">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3378">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3378">[ 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> |