[Mageia-dev] packaging amrwb ?

Wed Jun 20 15:23:34 CEST 2012

Le 20/06/2012 15:18, Pascal Terjan a écrit :
+>> Actiually we have two repos containing free software (core and tainted) and
+>> one repo conatining nonfree software.
+>> We have two repos not tainted by patents (core and nonfree) and one other
+>> (tainted).
+>> So either we redefine something about our repos or we add a fourth one or we
+>> don't build that kind of software.
+"software with patent issues should go in tainted" doesn't means 
+"software with patent issues should never go elsewhere". And if this 
+last rule is ever written anywhere, it's time to rediscuss it, with more 
+connection to reality.
+
+> Maybe we can track of the forbidden packages on the wiki, with the
+> reason, and if at some point we list enough non free tainted packages,
+> add the media.
+That would be a reasonable solution.
+
+> But in this case it is more that non free and tainted, it does not
+> allow us to distribute it.
+For amrwb, yes. For faac, no.
+
+-- 
+Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two 
+parts which are unobtainable and three parts which are still under 
+development
+		-- Murphy's Laws on Technology n°23
+