Re: Fedora review

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On Sat, Jul 23, 2005 at 11:05:19PM -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> It's *probably* illegal to add 3rd party repos that we know to include
> infringing content -- because that would be the same as *knowingly
> directing users to illegal content*.  Because most 3rd party repos don't
> care much about these issues (largely because they don't have to), it's
> too risky for us to refer users directly to these repos.

Although, a lot of the content isn't actually illegal -- just grey area.

> Part of the problem is that the line isn't bright and clear.  For that 
> reason, we will be quite conservative in the decisions we make abut what 
> might infringe.

Right. :)

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