[Mageia-dev] rehashing the faac issue

Thu Oct 4 18:22:37 CEST 2012

2012/10/4 Frank Griffin <ftg at roadrunner.com>:
+> On 10/04/2012 11:29 AM, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+>>
+>> Still the trust on a software filter is not the same as the trust in a
+>> visible separation. If you think there is no technical difference, this
+>> discussion is not just on technical of the issue. If I go into an empty room
+>> which is dark, everybody could tell me that the room is empty and I can't
+>> hurt myself by falling over some furniture - still I'd prefer the lights on.
+>
+> You're correct, and one of the points I'm trying to make is that while it is
+> reasonable to technically enable FOSS enthusiasts to install a FOSS-only
+> system easily, it is not reasonable to make things difficult for everyone
+> else simply to pander to FOSS political correctness.
+>
+> The same argument underlies the issue of an install process that caters to
+> both free and nonfree via a switch versus one that allows no nonfree
+> software on the install media or no nonfree repo to be considered by the
+> installer.  In  both cases, a FOSS enthusiast can have what he wants, but
+> I'm sure the enthusiast would be happier with the latter case, for all the
+> non-technical reasons you mention, including that it makes it more difficult
+> for others to do things of which he disapproves.
+>
+> If there's no technical difference between two approaches, we ought to pick
+> the one that works best for the greatest part of the user base.
+
+Yes, that's why I prefer the separation of free and non-free repos.
+IMHO opinion it is easier to have non-free visually out of the way for
+the FOSS enthousiasts and it's just one click (actually 2 including
+non-free/updates) for the users who want it all.
+
+Furthermore there is another reason to keep the repos separated: it is
+Mageias written intention to support and advocate FOSS. Separating
+non-free and FOSS is a visible demonstration of this intention. Mixing
+both in the same repo is the opposite.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+