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The longer we postpone a proper solution the +messier things will get. Also I really don't like the use of a meta or +dummy package, that is even messier and confusing for the users. + +Since tainted+non-free packages will most likely have dependencies in +tainted from a practical POV that would be the best place. A dedicated +tainted+non-free repo would be the cleanest solution. +Putting tainted+non-free in non-free is the worst solution both because of +dependency issues and because it will be messy for mirror admins. + +So IMHO the choice is really between putting them in tainted and then +describing tainted in the policy as being for ALL tainted packages +(regardless if free or non-free) or else creating the dedicated +tainted+non-free repo. + + +><i> Can we reach a decision ? (add this question to the next packagers +</I>><i> meeting ?) +</I> +TBH I don't thing IRC is suitable for decisions where people have to spend +some time thinking about the consequences of various options. +Email (i.e. here on the ML) seems better to me. + +><i> However, as the whole discussion seems to revolve around only one +</I>><i> practical +</I>><i> package, what would be even better would be convince and help upstream +</I>><i> to +</I>><i> solve the licensing issue (if that's feasible). +</I> +This question was triggered by the first tainted+non-free package I came +across (the 4th package I decided to work on). +But so far I already found four tainted+non-free packages (even though two +might be dropped if the FOSS replacement fully replaces them) and I don't +think these will be the last ones. +I haven't search for them, I only came acroos them as I wanted to package +them up, and then discovered this repo issue. + + +-- +Mageia ML Forum Gateway: <A HREF="http://mageia.linuxtech.net/forum/">http://mageia.linuxtech.net/forum/</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003380.html">[Mageia-dev] Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003382.html">[Mageia-dev] Mageia default Input platform policy +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#3384">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3384">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3384">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3384">[ 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> |