Hello list :) I now it's impossible to stop discussion for me, so i could only post my personnal point of view.
First: I am Libre software user. I am pragmatic. Then : Please not use any non-free (as libre) software into Mageia distribution or repository. Never. There is, however, a very strict frontier : we could only include hardware imperative necessity, such as firmware for network cards. No nonfree drivers when free equivalent are possibles, no flash, no nonfree browser, no patent-troll tech : anything but free. And only exception for no-equivalent firmware hardware support. ### Another point of view, on repo orga now : This is not Europe of supporting U.S. patents. But the U.S. repo sysadmin to be able to comply with law og their own countries. I think all non-free could be supported directly by users and accessibles through "users repo". Not in (only one please) Mageia Repo. And Users Repo could contains drivers, patent-troll techno, flash, etc, in additon with more classicals softwares into "users repo". benefits : Free for all Keep Mageia Free as Libre. Dont block Mageia install due to firmware cause. Important to have easy-as-possible hardware support. Open second repo for users, and give reasons in donate non-free softwares to users support. Regards
