[Mageia-dev] Mageia repository sections, licenses, restrictions, firmware etc

Wed Oct 13 19:12:13 CEST 2010

Le 2010-10-13 13:04, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
+> 2010/10/13 Marc Paré<marc at marcpare.com>:
+>>
+>> Yes, I have always seen this as a communication problem from the Mandriva
+>> documentation. However, it did fit the "at arm's length" legal definition of
+>> the installation of these pieces of software. That is to mean that Mandriva,
+>> in this case, was not complicit in the installation of that particular
+>> software. It was clearly a user decision to install them.
+>
+> +1
+>
+> It's easy to communicate, it's easy to implement fitting even those
+> "dumb" users some people are talking about. Yesterday I installed the
+> new Ubuntu 10.10, a window opened near the end of the installation
+> process telling me that my hardware may need/use a non-free driver
+> which is available online. The text explains about the non-free status
+> in simple words and then I was asked if I wanted to activate this
+> non-free driver.
+> The same can be done with all that codec stuff. A window opens,
+> telling the user that he will need some special software to listen to
+> MP3s, watch his commercial DVDs, etc. The text explains in simple
+> words the legal implications which may or may not apply to his
+> country. After that he can decide with a simple mouse click on yes or
+> no or "ask later" (if he has no working internet connection at that
+> time. If he clicks on "activate", the needed software will be
+> downloaded and installed. If he clicks on "ask later" he will be asked
+> as soon as the script detects a working internet connection.
+> If he has selected "No" and still tries to open a commecrial DVD (or
+> whatever) the window ill appear again reminding him why he can't play
+> the DVD (or whatever).
+>
+> Face it: we do not have any other choice but leave it at the user's
+> decision. All we can do is make it simple if he chooses to bite the
+> bullet.
+>
+
+This sounds like a good alternative also. I like this method too! The 
+user is always in control.
+
+This thread is actually good in getting different scenarios of 
+implementing "legally grey" software packages. Maybe someone will take 
+notes of the different methods that could be used to deliver these type 
+of software packages and then the devs or the higher ups will obviously 
+make the final decision after considering all of these "delivery" methods.
+
+Marc
+
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