On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 6:39 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, 2017-09-29 at 11:54 -0400, Ben Rosser wrote: >> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 9:36 AM, Morten W. Petersen <morphex@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > > They are. That is why I would recommand, nowdays, to use the Negativo >> > > repositories. The commands to use are described here: >> > > >> > > https://negativo17.org/nvidia-driver/ >> > >> > Well is this splintering of NVIDIA driver maintenance something that has >> > some good reasons or is it simply something like technical purism? >> >> As it says on the link, there are some differences between the way the >> two are packaged. However, one of the main reasons the negativo17 >> repository has been popularized as an alternative is because of the >> new "third party repository policy" for Fedora, which allows editions >> to ship disabled third-party repositories dedicated more or less to a >> single package for easier auditing. The Workstation WG wanted to >> enable installation of the nvidia driver from inside GNOME Software >> directly, but the policy effectively prevents RPM Fusion as currently >> constituted from being included: hence the use of the negativo17 >> repository as an alternative. >> >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Workstation/Third_party_software_proposal >> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Third_Party_Repository_Policy > > Both those seem to say that licensing for third-party repos must still > conform to Fedora standards, so I don't see how Negativo17 qualifies. One of the requirements for non-free repositories is "Users must be presented with clear information about Fedora provided/Libre software vs Non-free/3rd party software. " I'm not sure how to interpret that, but maybe a simple description of what's going on and a license acceptance is enough? Anyway I do feel a bit snubbed here, why do I have to jump through all of these hoops to use an operating system of my choice, when the card did cost ~140 EUR / ~160 USD 4 years ago, and is an investment. Thanks to my experience with Linux I knew to try a different version branch of NVIDIA's driver when I got problems with Steam. If I knew this back then, I could've bought a graphics card from a different vendor. I've played the proprietary / lock-in game myself with web site development, but made damn sure the customers could make use of their investment for a long time. -Morten -- Videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBlogologue Twittering at http://twitter.com/blogologue Blogging at http://blogologue.com Playing music at https://soundcloud.com/morten-w-petersen Also playing music and podcasting here: http://www.mixcloud.com/morten-w-petersen/ On Google+ here https://plus.google.com/107781930037068750156 On Instagram at https://instagram.com/morphexx/ _______________________________________________ kde mailing list -- kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to kde-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
