-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Thomas Hertweck wrote: > Pascal Bleser wrote: >> [...] >> It's not possible, because most community repositories (at least Packman >> and mine) contain packages that Novell cannot link to, for legal reasons >> (e.g. packages like lame, mad, ...). Well, actually, it's for potential >> patent infringement problems (not copyright issues). >> >> Yes, even *linking* or referencing the Packman or guru (or whatever) >> repository is a potential problem for Novell. > > If it's a problem for Novell to provide a simple link to your repository > (or the packman repository), why are you allowed to publish the packages > mentioned above? Because you're not a company?
Because I (and Packman, and the nice people who host all that) am willing to take the risk and because it's still a little bit of a "legal grey zone". If it was very clear that it is illegal, I wouldn't do so (well, ok, the mad patent vs GPL issue makes it pretty much illegal, but so what). The situation is somewhat different for Novell. It's a company, and it's located in the US, where it only takes some idiot to put his cat into a microwave oven to sue the business that sells it. Novell just doesn't want to take the risk of getting sued. The "risks" I (and others) are taking for the good of the users is certainly not comparable by any means. cheers - -- -o) Pascal Bleser http://linux01.gwdg.de/~pbleser/ /\\ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _\_v The more things change, the more they stay insane. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEwhfKr3NMWliFcXcRAoDOAKCCCuDyM/z3zTeitxaNkPDJTloeDQCffZiK L6ojvm5BwoaUvW6jYiieR0A= =vX8h -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
