[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout, round two

Fri Dec 3 10:45:05 CET 2010

On 2 December 2010 18:43, Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org> wrote:
+> Le jeudi 02 décembre 2010 à 16:26 +0100, Wolfgang Bornath a écrit :
+>> 2010/12/2 Anssi Hannula <anssi.hannula at iki.fi>:
+>> >
+>> > For the record, I'm not a big fan of "tainted" name (too negative), but
+>> > I can't think of anything better either, so... :)
+>>
+>> I agree, as "restricted" may be misleading former Mandriva users, why
+>> not "special" or "extra"?
+>>
+>> I know there is the name "extra" for some other branch but it may be
+>> easier to find another name for that one.
+>
+> That would be misleading to the content of the directory.
+>
+> What about "limited" ?
+> "restrained" ?
+> ( restrain, to deprive of liberty , seems like the perfect match )
+>
+>
+> --
+> Michael Scherer
+>
+>
+
+limited and restrained don't sound right as they don't fully convey
+the purpose/filtering-rule for packages in that repo....
+
+The kernel uses the word "tainted" when it detects the nvidia
+proprietary module for example, (which admittedly gave me a bit of
+shock the first time I saw it :)).
+
+>From all the proposed names, I think "tainted" is the best one, as the
+packages in there are in a "grey" zone, i.e. not totally illegal
+everywhere, but illegal only in some places in the world. And in
+reality the existence of a patent doesn't necessarily mean it's
+enforceable in a court of law (the only way we'd know for sure is if
+someone actually does try to sue)... my 0.02€ worth :)
+
+-- 
+Ahmad Samir
+