On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 9:29 PM Vitaly Zaitsev <vitaly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We can't ship RPM Fusion because it contains patent-encumbered and > proprietary software, right? But at the same time, we can ship Flathub > which contains the same software. I can't understand that. Last I knew, rpmfusion also ships software which includes software for which the repo does not have redistribution rights(*), and software whose primary purpose is for dmca circumvention(**). While the issue of patent encumbrances is related, these are also different considerations for which counsel will need to render their advice in terms of acceptability. Given the large variation across jurisdictions regarding IP laws/regulations, the answer is often not clear cut or obvious to those not steeped into the depths of IP law (and, of course, two different lawyers might come to subtly different recommendations from the same set of facts). (*) As I recall, packagers for flathub must be able to show redistribution rights, or download the related files via an alternative mechanism (which flathub does provide a mechanism to accomplish during install). (**) And this gets into weeds about redistribution of such software vs simply using such software, and whether referencing/linking to such content is an issue. Which may also vary between jurisdictions. _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to legal-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
