[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout

Fri Dec 10 19:14:19 CET 2010

2010/12/10 Romain d'Alverny <rdalverny at gmail.com>:
+>
+> Ok, but you still take into account SP in your answer. :-p (we would
+> have come to that, but the idea was to think about it from a naïve,
+> software-patent-free perspective).
+
+If there were no software patents anywhere what would be the issue of
+this discussion?
+IMHO it makes no sense to discuss something which does not exist
+
+If Mageia were a project fro French users only we would no have this
+discussion. But as it is a worldwide project the probelm exists and
+pretending it does not makes no sense, not even from a theoretical
+POV. because the theoretical POV is "No SP, no discussion".
+
+Ok, anyway.
+
+I see the strategy in your proposition but:
+
+1. We know from the start that there ARE packages with software which
+is patented in some countries. So, the "let's start empty and see what
+comes up" is already done with.
+
+2. In some countries mirror maintainers can not wait until somebody
+raises his hand, there are lawyers who write nice "cease and desist"
+letters, attached is a bill you have to pay. In Germany this is called
+"Kostenpflichtige Abmahnung"  and has grown to a habit of some
+lawyers.
+Meaning: you can't wait and see what happens, you have to make sure
+that it does not happen from the start.
+
+I mean, opinions about software patents set aside for a minute,
+software patents are protected by official law in those countries. You
+can not break the law on the basis of "let's see what happens".
+
+-- 
+wobo
+