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[Mageia-dev] Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs?

+ Anssi Hannula + anssi.hannula at iki.fi +
+ Tue Jul 12 12:48:50 CEST 2011 +

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+ +
On 12.07.2011 04:42, andre999 wrote:
+> Romain d'Alverny a écrit :
+>> Speaking of the software patent stuff, the Debian Project just
+>> released a Community Distribution Patent Policy FAQ here:
+>> http://www.debian.org/reports/patent-faq (announce:
+>> http://www.debian.org/News/2011/20110709 ).
+>>
+>> Romain
+> 
+> Interesting reading.
+> Warning against paranoia regarding software patents.
+> 
+> So maybe we should have a policy of putting packages in "tainted" for
+> patent reasons only after being notified by the patent holder ?
+
+We are unlikely to be notified (Ubuntu/Debian hasn't been to my
+knowledge), so that would effectively make "tainted" empty.
+
+> Or some other significant factor regarding actual willingness to attempt
+> to enforce ?  Or actual validity ?
+> (In the few jurisdictions accepting software patents, of course.)
+
+That is what is done. If there is a licensing program or past
+enforcement, it is considered as "tainted".
+
+-- 
+Anssi Hannula
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