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

Fri Oct 15 14:22:39 CEST 2010

Hello list :)
+
+I now it's impossible to stop discussion for me, so i could only post my
+personnal point of view.
+
+First:
+I am Libre software user.
+I am pragmatic.
+
+Then :
+Please not use any non-free (as libre) software into Mageia distribution or
+repository. Never.
+There is, however, a very strict frontier : we could only include
+hardware imperative necessity, such as firmware for network cards.
+
+No nonfree drivers when free equivalent are possibles, no flash, no nonfree
+browser, no patent-troll tech : anything but free. And only exception for
+no-equivalent firmware hardware support.
+
+###
+
+Another point of view, on repo orga now :
+This is not Europe of supporting U.S. patents.
+But the U.S. repo sysadmin to be able to comply with law og their own
+countries.
+
+I think all non-free could be supported directly by users and accessibles
+through "users repo". Not in (only one please) Mageia Repo. And Users Repo
+could contains drivers, patent-troll techno, flash, etc, in additon with
+more classicals softwares into "users repo".
+
+benefits :
+Free for all
+Keep Mageia Free as Libre.
+Dont block Mageia install due to firmware cause. Important to have
+easy-as-possible hardware support.
+Open second repo for users, and give reasons in donate non-free softwares to
+users support.
+
+
+Regards
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