[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout

Fri Dec 10 16:35:09 CET 2010

2010/12/10 Buchan Milne <bgmilne at multilinks.com>:
+>
+> easyurpmi should not be necessary. Users should not be expected to paste
+> random commands from random sites into a root shell.
+
+Yes, if urpmi were able to switch from one mirror to another one in
+case of any failures or at will of the user if the automatically
+selected mirror is too slow. An issue discussed often enough since
+Mandriva days (also reported as bug). Until this is not solved users
+are sometimes (in germany more often than "some times") forced to use
+such tools like easyurpmi or smarturpmi.
+
+> Alternatively, the whole dichotomy that necessitated contributors to create a
+> separate project should be addressed differently, but keeping the packages
+> integrated into the distribution, but avoiding legal issues by making it easy
+> for entities hosting the files to avoid infringement.
+
+Isn't this what this whole discussion is about? There ARE legal issues
+with some software users regard as "must have". Now, how do you avoid
+these issues? This is the big question we have been talking about for
+many days.
+
+>> Many if not all of which were in PLF for patent reasons, according to
+>> the package description.
+>> Which brings up a difference of PLF packages : the PLF description
+>> usually ends with a line specifying why they are there.  (At least
+>> packages destined for Mandriva users.)
+>
+> Search for plf in e.g. http://svn.mandriva.com/cgi-
+> bin/viewvc.cgi/packages/cooker/ffmpeg/current/SPECS/ffmpeg.spec?revision=612098&view=markup
+
+Ah, does that search really give results? It should not because
+Mandriva always stated (officially) that they have nothing to do with
+PLF. I remember discussions where Mandriva representatives said that
+Mandriva can not acknowledge PLF's existance.
+
+BTW: there are important differences between Mandriva packages and
+those built by PLF. Especially such as mplayer and vlc, with reasons.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+