2012/10/4 Frank Griffin <[email protected]>: > On 10/04/2012 02:29 AM, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: >> >> My position about mixing non-free into the core repository with a filter: >> That may be technically possible to integrate into urpm* and rpmdrake. But >> it will create confusion and problems. > > >> 1. Problems for mirror maintainers who do not want to mirror non-free (if >> we cater to the free-enthousiasts at other issues we have to do it here as >> well). > > > That's a good point, but are there actually any of these ? Was there any > PLF mirror that only hosted free ?
There are/were enough Mandriva mirrors who did not mirror PLF at all. >> 2. Problems for users who may not trust the filter system, they rather >> trust a visual separation. > > > I can't see this. If they trust us to place the package correctly to start > with, why wouldn't they trust a filter we write ? And if they don't trust > us, they're reading the license themselves anyway. A built-in filter in a software is not the same as a separate branch. It is a difference between seeing free and non-free in separate branches and just believe that there is a filter and that it is working all the time. There have been bugs in urpmi, why do you regard that filter to be perfect per se? It's a difference between a developer/packager who uploads a package to a branch by intention and a packager who just adds a tag (or may have forgotten to add it). A packager who just forgot to add a dependency is no hoax - why do you think a packager who forgot to add a tag is a hoax? Or a myth? -- wobo
