RE: Legal Update

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To all,
I wonder if this goes far enough? Could someone not technically astute to see that Fedora is indeed trying to coexist with usability and the letter of the law, try to identify the XML files as the same as Bittorrent tracker files? I know...there is a big difference between storing a key mapping file of stolen or unauthorized copies of material versus hosting configuration files of software that may or may not be legally acceptable around the world (or even in just one country).
 
Could you turn the requirement on it's ear and be even more specific on the Wiki page? Instead of saying here are some third parties links to stuff that may or may not be legal in your country why not explicitly say what is legal in what country?
 
You could have Third-party names listed under individual countries. (Does the EU count as one country?) And under the United State section you can have the sound of crickets chirping.
 
What I'm getting at is that by explaining what is known to be legal in a particular country is more effective than listing out the third party links and saying to the reader, "good luck in your country." Also, it give those who live in a country that does not accept that as legal the ability to judge for themselves as to whether or not they should install.
 
I hope I haven't confused the issue more.
 
 
Thanks,
Thom
 

If we link to the fedoraproject.org page, rather than include it in the
package, it is fine.

To be crystal clear:

Thou shalt not mention 3rd party repositories inside any file which
lives in a Fedora package.

Codeina could say "look at this URL for other options", and point to
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ThirdPartyRepositories

I'm pretty sure we cannot offer up a .xml file which configures livna
like you're describing.

~spot


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