Max Spevack wrote:
All,
Wanted to get this summary out for everyone while there's still a small
window to fix any major issues.
Thanks,
Max
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TOPIC 1 -- FIRSTBOOT
...in Fedora Core 6
There was a module in firstboot that displayed the EULA and required the
user to click a radio button saying that they *AGREED* with it before
being allowed to move on. There were a variety of things wrong with
that use case, which I shall not go into here.
...in Fedora 7
The module has been changed. Now, rather than displaying the EULA, it
displays a text box that tells users the following:
"Thank you for installing Fedora. Fedora is a compilation of software
packages, each under its own license. The compilation is made available
under the GNU General Public License version 2. There are no
restrictions of using, copying, or modifying this code. However, there
are restrictions and obligations that apply to the redistribution of the
code, either in its original or a modified form. Among other things,
those restrictions/obligations pertain to the licensing of the
redistribution, trademark rights, and export control.
If you would like to understand what those restrictions are, please
visit http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Licenses/EULA.";
The user simply checks a button that says "Understood, please proceed."
Thus, firstboot no longer requires the user to *AGREE* to/with anything,
merly to *ACKNOWLEDGE* having been presented with some information.
TOPIC 2 -- EULA
There have been a few changes made to the EULA between Fedora Core 6 and
Fedora 7. The rest of this email is a diff between the old and the new
EULA files, and a brief discussion of those changes. A full copy of the
proposed EULA is attached, and in its current form it has been approved
by Legal.
2c2
< FEDORA(TM) CORE
---
FEDORA(TM)
12c12
< 1. THE SOFTWARE. Fedora Core (the "Software") is a modular Linux
---
1. THE SOFTWARE. Fedora (the "Software") is a modular Linux
COMMENTS -- all we're doing here is changing the name from "Fedora Core"
to "Fedora".
17,18c17,21
< below, the license terms for the components permit User to copy,
< modify, and redistribute the component, in both source code and
---
below, the license terms for the components permit User to copy
and redistribute the component. With the exception of certain
firmware files (denoted in the License field of the RPM packaging),
the license terms for the comopnents permit User to copy, modify
and redistribute the component, in both source code and
COMMENTS -- this change references our binary firmware exception:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#BinaryFirmware
Not all the spins of Fedora would necessarily include such firmware and
I am think we should have a slightly different approach to firmware on
some occasions. Details post Fedora 7 release. It might be more
appropriate to say "With the potential exception of certain firmware
files..."
Rahul
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