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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs?</H1>
<B>Michael Scherer</B>
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<I>Tue Mar 15 00:18:34 CET 2011</I>
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<PRE>Le lundi 14 mars 2011 à 23:28 +0100, Tux99 a écrit :
><i>
</I>><i> Quote: Michael Scherer wrote on Mon, 14 March 2011 21:49
</I>><i>
</I>><i> > Le dimanche 13 mars 2011 à 21:09 +0100, Samuel Verschelde a écrit :
</I>><i> > > Le dimanche 13 mars 2011 21:01:15, Thomas Backlund a écrit :
</I>><i> > > > sön 2011-03-13 klockan 21:55 +0200 skrev Tux99:
</I>><i> > > > > During the review with my mentor Anssi of one of the
</I>><i> > > > > packages I'm working
</I>><i> > > > > on, the question came up what the appropriate repository
</I>><i> > > > > for a package is
</I>><i> > > > > that's both non-free (open source but not a FOSS license)
</I>><i> > > > > and tainted
</I>><i> > > > > (contains sw. that is covered by patents in some parts of
</I>><i> > > > > the world).
</I>><i> > > > >
</I>><i> > > > > Should a non-free+tainted package go in tainted, i.e. is
</I>><i> > > > > the tainted repo
</I>><i> > > > > for all tainted packages, both free and non-free
</I>><i> > > >
</I>><i> > > > tainted, as thats a "bigger" issue than nonfree
</I>><i> > > >
</I>><i> > > > --
</I>><i> > > > Thomas
</I>><i> > >
</I>><i> > > I would have said the opposite, so that using core + tainted you're
</I>><i> > > sure to
</I>><i> > > get free software :)
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > The same.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > Ie, a non-free may have more stringent distribution requirements than
</I>><i> > a
</I>><i> > free software.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> I don't understand what you mean, the packages in 'non-free' are being
</I>><i> distributed the same way as the ones in 'core' or 'tainted', i.e. on all
</I>><i> mirrors and partially on ISOs/CDs/DVDs, otherwise we wouldn't even be able
</I>><i> to include them in the repos at all.
</I>
A non-free package is also something like "do not use if you are
military". We had the case in PLF.
><i> The issue with 'non-free' is generally one of limitations on the use of the
</I>><i> software and/or source code not normally of distribution, in Mandriva the
</I>><i> software with distribution restrictions normally ends up in 'restricted'
</I>><i> not in 'non-free'.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> On the other hand a 'tainted+non-free' package has the bigger issue of
</I>><i> containing patent issues (at least for some countries) so I would assume
</I>><i> that it's a lot more important to keep 'tainted' packages clearly separate
</I>><i> for people or mirrors that don't want to risk breaking patent laws in the
</I>><i> affected countries.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> If we put 'tainted+non-free' software in 'non-free' then it will be very
</I>><i> hard for a normal user or mirror admin to recognize it as being a
</I>><i> potential patent liability.
</I>
Usually, people who do write non-free softwares on Linux ( like Adobe
for flashplayer, Oracle for Java, etc ) are also those that do
commercial business around it, and also pay the patent holder for usage,
as seen when accepting the license on installation.
--
Michael Scherer
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