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<H1>[Mageia-dev] rehashing the faac issue</H1>
<B>Wolfgang Bornath</B>
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<I>Tue Oct 2 15:33:28 CEST 2012</I>
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<PRE>2012/10/2 James Kerr <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">jim at jkerr82508.free-online.co.uk</A>>:
><i> On 02/10/2012 13:58, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i> 2012/10/2 James Kerr <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">jim at jkerr82508.free-online.co.uk</A>>:
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> On 02/10/2012 12:26, Frank Griffin wrote:
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</I>>>>><i> At least for my part, I always viewed tainted as being the equivalent of
</I>>>>><i> PLF,
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</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> PLF had both free and non-free repo's.
</I>>>><i>
</I>>>><i> If you include both free and non-free in tainted, which is probably the
</I>>>><i> "least bad" solution, then there needs to be a way for FOSS enthusiasts
</I>>>><i> (who
</I>>>><i> choose to do so) to avoid the non-free packages - perhaps a statement in
</I>>>><i> the
</I>>>><i> package description would suffice.
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i> Well, are you saying that tainted includes free packages although they
</I>>><i> are subject to a patent?
</I>><i>
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Yes. Those are the only packages that are included at present in tainted.
</I>><i> The fact that a package includes software that may be encumbered by patent
</I>><i> claims does not make it non-free.
</I>
Oops, sorry, I just realize that my question reads just the opposite
of what I wanted to say (damn foreign langauge! :) To make my position
clearer:
IMHO a package is not free when it is subject to a patent. It may be
not "non-free" per definition of "non-free software" but is not free
nevertheless when it bears any restrictions because of patents or (in
some countries) legal issues.
It is a difference by strict definition but it makes no difference in
practical terms and usage.
--
wobo
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