On Thu, 2015-02-26 at 15:58 -0500, Paul W. Frields wrote: > On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 08:37:55AM -0700, Pete Travis wrote: > > On Feb 26, 2015 6:57 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 > > > > > > 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. > > > > > This would make more sense to me as a Change proposal, with all > > the process > > and publicity that comes with that. A change in Fedora like this > > is much > > greater than the actual implementation details; treating it like a > > minor gnome-software feature add isn't representative of the > > impact on the project. > > Except the Change process is focused on sorting out changes that > make more than the owner do work to integrate, vs. those that don't. > I think calling this a Change actually demote this to a purely > technical decision, and I don't want to see it treated that way. So > I think your suggestion achieves the opposite of what you intend. > Paul, you're describing a System-Wide Change there. What Pete is describing is a Self-Contained Change, and this is exactly what those sort of Changes are meant to account for.
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