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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Mirror layout : Why validate software patents ?</H1>
<B>Ahmad Samir</B>
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<I>Wed Dec 8 13:00:23 CET 2010</I>
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<PRE>On 8 December 2010 11:39, Wolfgang Bornath <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">molch.b at googlemail.com</A>> wrote:
><i> 2010/12/8 Ahmad Samir <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com</A>>:
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</I>>><i> For Fedora, being the most legally-challenged distro around, they
</I>>><i> don't include any patented software in their official repos at all,
</I>>><i> not even mp3 playback is possible in a default install. They even
</I>>><i> don't include any non-free stuff, so no nVidia and ATI proprietary
</I>>><i> drivers. Fedora users use some 3rd party repos, e.g. RPM Fusion
</I>>><i> <A HREF="http://rpmfusion.org/">http://rpmfusion.org/</A>
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Thx, so it's the same as with Mandriva wrt patented software.
</I>><i> What I wanted to say: distributing no patented software at all is not
</I>><i> the same as "having no extra repository for patented software", so are
</I>><i> Mandriva and Fedora seen as "justifying patent sharks" as andre999
</I>><i> descibed it?
</I>><i>
</I>><i> --
</I>><i> wobo
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Reality has proven that some users do use patented software, coming
from a semi-official repo or a 3rd party one doesn't seem to matter;
i.e. some Mandriva users use PLF (and/or others), some Fedora they use
RPM Fusion (and/or others), some OpenSuse users use PackMan; and
Debian has a non-US repo... etc
The whole point is, it's a CYA (cover your a**) situation; just
because a law suit isn't filed doesn't mean it won't/can't be filed.
--
Ahmad Samir
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