[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron core/release sauerbraten-2010_07_28-1.mga2

Mon Dec 5 12:41:42 CET 2011

Op maandag 05 december 2011 12:33:28 schreef Samuel Verschelde:
+> Le lundi 5 décembre 2011 12:21:42, Maarten Vanraes a écrit :
+> > Op maandag 05 december 2011 12:15:11 schreef zezinho:
+> > > Le lundi 5 décembre 2011 12:12:18, Maarten Vanraes a écrit :
+> > > > theorethically, people could make another data packages that is free?
+> > > > no? i mean, if the engine is free, it doesn't really make sense to
+> > > > make it nonfree... ?
+> > > 
+> > > Yes, but to work for now, the engine package requires the non-free
+> > > source. If a user has disabled non-free, he will get an error.
+> > 
+> > i don't know if this is a bad idea: iirc the error is something like:
+> > "can't find data package" or something... imho you can suggest it and put
+> > a README.urpmi saying you'll need nonfree data...
+> > 
+> > but perhaps this is a discussion more suited in another place...
+> 
+> It someone really wants the engine to build its own data (which I doubt),
+> they can still download from the upstream website, so for the vast
+> majority of users (if not 100%!) the engine will be of no use without the
+> data.
+
+idea-ologically speaking i don't really agree, ( if it's free, it's free, not 
+nonfree; even if it's able to use other nonfree parts), but practically, i 
+can't say anything about this...
+