Re: [VOTE] Release InstallApacheFlex 1.0 - RC5

[Alex Harui]

On 9/26/12 1:05 PM, "Erik de Bruin" <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote:

>> Just before that in the README it says that Adobe AIR is under an excluded
>> license.  The issue here is that the Installer doesn't even tell you that.
> 
> I was looking for something like that, and even then I didn't see it...
> 
> My point is that you can build the SDK using the instructions provided
> by Apache Flex and never see, let alone agree to a license for the
> "third party" dependencies. But somehow for the Installer, which only
> goal is to automate the README instructions, needs to provide those
> licenses?
> 
> I agree that we need to add those license agreement notices to the
> Installer, but I'd also think that the SDK README needs to be amended
> and point to URLs where the user accepts licenses before downloading
> the various artifacts.
> 
I agree the README could make that more explicit.  I don't think that let's
the Installer off the hook.  Also with the readme you have a better chance
of seeing that you are fetching this from Adobe.


-- 
Alex Harui
Flex SDK Team
Adobe Systems, Inc.
http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui