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

Mon Mar 14 00:35:12 CET 2011

On 14.03.2011 01:01, Tux99 wrote:
+> 
+> 
+> Personally I also think 'tainted' would be the better choice than
+> 'non-free' since potential patent issues are a more serious concern than a
+> non-FOSS license, but tbh I think both choices are far from ideal, I
+> believe the only really clean solution would be to create a
+> 'tainted+non-free' repo just like PLF has.
+
+One option would be to add it to "tainted", but have it require a dummy
+metapackage from "non-free" repository, so that it can be only installed
+if non-free media is enabled. It might cause too much confusion, though,
+as the error message wouldn't be very clear.
+
+> The PLF 'non-free' repo contains quite a few packages [1], I would think we
+> will want to add most of them to Mageia too, so this will continue to be a
+> problem.
+
+Most (if not all) of those either
+a) do not have patent issues and are thus eligible for mga/mdv non-free
+repositories (mdv didn't have a non-free section until 5 years ago,
+explaining why they are in plf), or
+b) are completely unredistributable, and thus uneligible for any mga/mdv
+repository.
+
+> [1] 
+> http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/plf/mandriva/cooker/non-fre
+> e/binary/i586/
+
+-- 
+Anssi Hannula
+