On Sat 07 May 2011 11:24 -0500, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > a bit of a divergence ... but as i think about next-gen packaging > quite a bit i've often considered if a most advanced distribution > system would negate issues like this ... for example, what if a > nonfree package _knew_ it was nonfree, and therefore would only be > distributed from servers in countries that do not deem it an issue? > when user went to to sync it, their IP would be geolocated (or just a > setting, eg. RESIDENT) and if need be the user would be warned that > the package they are synced may have unknown legal implications. > > would something like that work? Maybe not completely. At least it would relieve mirrors of possible infringement which is good for them. Arch might still be found guilty though.
