On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 11:42:33AM -0700, John M. Harris Jr wrote: > On Tuesday, October 15, 2019 11:39:20 AM MST Kevin Fenzi wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 05:05:51PM +0000, John M. Harris, Jr. wrote: > > > There is a difference between ignoring proprietary software, and providing > > > installation methods for it in the distro. It is against the first of the > > > Four Foundations, Freedom, to include these repositories. It's one thing > > > if the user seeks out the software and installs it themselves, it's > > > another if we're baiting them into installing software that does not > > > provide the four Essential Freedoms. > > > > > > Not only that, but we can make no guarantee as to the state of these repos > > > or the state of the software, as it is proprietary. This is also a > > > potential issue for Fedora Legal. > > As noted upthread, this policy was approved by the Fedora Council and > > definitely passed through Fedora Legal. > > > > I understand that some folks disagree, but I don't think re-litigating > > it at this point is very productive unless there's some new information > > that has come to light. > > > > kevin > > I can't see where recommending *proprietary* software was approved, only third > party software. proprietary software is a subset of third party software right? One of the early drivers of this discussion as I recall was chrome, which is definitely a third party software that is also proprietary. Anyhow, I guess if the workstation working group hasn't answered things to your satisfaction, you're welcome to open a council ticket and ask them to clarify. kevin
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