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<H1>[Mageia-dev] rehashing the faac issue</H1>
<B>Wolfgang Bornath</B>
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<I>Thu Oct 4 18:22:37 CEST 2012</I>
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<PRE>2012/10/4 Frank Griffin <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">ftg at roadrunner.com</A>>:
><i> On 10/04/2012 11:29 AM, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i> Still the trust on a software filter is not the same as the trust in a
</I>>><i> visible separation. If you think there is no technical difference, this
</I>>><i> discussion is not just on technical of the issue. If I go into an empty room
</I>>><i> which is dark, everybody could tell me that the room is empty and I can't
</I>>><i> hurt myself by falling over some furniture - still I'd prefer the lights on.
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</I>><i> You're correct, and one of the points I'm trying to make is that while it is
</I>><i> reasonable to technically enable FOSS enthusiasts to install a FOSS-only
</I>><i> system easily, it is not reasonable to make things difficult for everyone
</I>><i> else simply to pander to FOSS political correctness.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> The same argument underlies the issue of an install process that caters to
</I>><i> both free and nonfree via a switch versus one that allows no nonfree
</I>><i> software on the install media or no nonfree repo to be considered by the
</I>><i> installer. In both cases, a FOSS enthusiast can have what he wants, but
</I>><i> I'm sure the enthusiast would be happier with the latter case, for all the
</I>><i> non-technical reasons you mention, including that it makes it more difficult
</I>><i> for others to do things of which he disapproves.
</I>><i>
</I>><i> If there's no technical difference between two approaches, we ought to pick
</I>><i> the one that works best for the greatest part of the user base.
</I>
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
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