* Ionut Biru <[email protected]> [27.10.2011 21:31]: > On 10/27/2011 08:33 PM, Karol Blazewicz wrote: > >We have a discussion on the forums [1] about Arch's policy towards > >what packages can be provided in the AUR with the focus on > >abandonware. > >User megadriver found a couple packages [2] that provide a means of > >downloading games for free (as in beer) even though those games can be > >bought. > > > >Apps can go in and out of the abandonware status as their availability > >changes: now you can buy them, now you can't. Do we care about this or > >is it up to the user to check if the stuff he installs is legal? > >Should we set up a bot to scan for potential 'warez' stuff? > > > > > >[1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=128832 > >[2] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1008451#p1008451 > > imo a download link shouldn't be provided. > in sources array just add the file name after download, just like a > patch and the users can copy them self the downloaded file in the > same directory with PKGBUILD > > -- > Ionuț
+1, just wanted to write the same. This was done e.g. with ardour-vst, which needs the vst sdk archive in the $startdir. No link was provided, but a message, where the file can be downloaded (iirc). That way no laws are broken.
