On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 8:56 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wanted to resurface the third party repository topic before we get > to next week's meeting. Currently we have the following page drafted > that discusses the new disabled repo feature currently in Fedora 22 > Workstation: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Workstation/3rdPartyApps > > Currently there's a policy from the Council (nee Board) on third party > repos here: > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Third_Party_Repository_Policy Actually, that policy was written by FESCo. As noted on the bottom of the page, it's a FESCo policy which means changes likely need to go through them. > This policy doesn't address one of the problems I believe we're trying > to solve in software -- making developer access to non-libre (but > legally OK) tools on Fedora less convoluted and burdensome. > > So there's not just the question of implementation and curation, but > also getting a policy change approved by the Council. For clarification the Board did review the FESCo policy at this meeting: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-meeting-1/2014-01-23/fedora_board.2014-01-23-19.01.html The two key points here are: "The board believes that shipping repository metadata that points at non-free software is incompatible with Fedora's foundations" and "The board believes that reducing technical barriers to explicit user choice to install third-party software (non-free or otherwise) is compatible with Fedora's foundations." The latter statement led to some of the disabled repo work that Richard did, IIRC. It leaves a lot open to interpretation. josh -- desktop mailing list desktop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop
