[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron nonfree/release get-skype-2.2.0.35-18.mga2.nonfree

Thu Mar 8 13:29:14 CET 2012

Le 08/03/2012 13:20, Sander Lepik a écrit :
+> 08.03.2012 14:04, kamil kirjutas:
+>> Name : get-skype Relocations: (not relocatable)
+>>
+>> - remove noarch tag
+>> - add ExclusiveArch tag with value %{ix86}, Skype for Linux is
+>> currently 32-bit only and it needs 32-bit libraries
+>>
+>> + sander85<sander85>
+>> - fix some typos
+> Skype is pretty popular nowdays. 64-bit systems are pretty popular too,
+> you know. Yes, we had conflict with policy. But in this case i think the
+> policy is the one that must be changed. For exeptions like Skype. Or we
+> need to add Nonfree 32 for 64-bit systems which makes a lot less sense
+> to me. Or you will start explaining to users again, why we don't have
+> Skype in our distro :(
+If you start explaining issues, maybe you could directly explain the 
+truth, aka:
+- skype itself is not present, because its licensing prevent redistribution
+- a skype installer is present, in a specific package section
+- in order to install it, they may have to first configure a new urpmi media
+
+Requesting policy exception just because 'life is otherwise too much 
+complex for our poor users base' isn't going to get much suffrage...
+-- 
+BOFH excuse #226:
+
+A star wars satellite accidently blew up the WAN.
+