andre999 skrev 12.7.2011 23:48:
So we could eliminate the "tainted" repos, to facilitate putting packages in
core or non-free as appropriate.
There may have to be a few adjustments to show (or not) the packages tagged
"tainted", but that shouldn't be difficult.
Wouldn't that be easier ?
(At the same time, we could choose a name that doesn't indicate that there is
something intrinsically wrong with the package.)
NO.
The decision to have a separated repo for tainted software is not up for
debate... It has already been discussed and decided long ago.
as for the question that started this thread:
"Repository question: where do we put non-free+tainted RPMs?"
It's simple, and even outlined in the mirrors_policy:
http://mageia.org/wiki/doku.php?id=mirrors_policy
If there is a package that otherwise matches core or nonfree repos,
but has a possible patent issue it ends up in tainted.
As for splitting up tainted in tainted-core/tainted-nonfree,
I dont think it's really worth it, and no-one really argued
for it when we discussed the mirror layout...
--
Thomas
