[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two

Sat Nov 27 00:51:59 CET 2010

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 00:44, Maarten Vanraes
+<maarten.vanraes at gmail.com> wrote:
+> Op zaterdag 27 november 2010 00:25:17 schreef Thomas Backlund:
+> [...]
+>> > A) i see no reason for codecs and firmware to be separate. However, i do
+>> > understand that some people would not want to install firmware, but i
+>> > think we should do this in another way, (like installing a meta package
+>> > that enforces some limits.)
+>> > codecs seem odd to be separate, if they have patented problems they
+>> > should go in non_free, if no problem, they can go in core.
+>>
+>> That is doable.
+>> The reason for having it separate was because its the most "problematic"
+>> one. (codecs have more issues than firmware)
+>
+> What i meant here, is why is firmware separate from core? why is codecs
+> separate from core?
+>
+> imo, i would put firmware and codecs in either core or non_free.
+
+I guess we should separate concerns?
+ - non_free as in "not (really) free software" (source code may be
+available, but license, redistribution conditions, etc.)
+ - problematic stuff as in "binary closed thing" (most firmware, but
+not only eventually)
+ - problematic stuff as in "(likely) patented" (some codecs)
+
+so that we don't mix issues when one has to decide what to mirror/use or not.
+
+
+Romain
+