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

Wed Oct 13 21:09:17 CEST 2010

Le 2010-10-13 14:44, Sinner from the Prairy a écrit :
+> Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+>
+>> 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.
+>
+> Wolfgang,
+>
+> Well done. Even I understood that.
+>
+> Mageia, as a foundation, will be separated form legal proceedings by passing
+> the burden of the decision to the end user, as a flexible way of
+> acknowledging that laws are not the same everywhere, and the end-user will
+> (should) be better informed than an automated script of what is allowed and
+> not. And if the end user decides to "break the law", it is the end user's
+> responsibility.
+>
+> Salut,
+> Sinner
+>
+>
+
+At issue here, in the discussion, was the method of delivery. Wolfgang 
+wrote of the Ubuntu method which seems also fine to me. Having repos 
+where contentious software packages were kept (just like PLF) was 
+another method. Others suggested that Mageia repos should just offer up 
+everything regardless of legal implications. Have I missed any other 
+methods?
+
+Marc
+
+