https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1637139 Nicolas Chauvet (kwizart) <kwizart@xxxxxxxxx> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flags|needinfo?(kwizart@xxxxxxxxx | |) | --- Comment #5 from Nicolas Chauvet (kwizart) <kwizart@xxxxxxxxx> --- (In reply to David Ward from comment #4) > Hi Nicolas, > > Fedora already ships with the configuration files for a "curated set" of > third-party repositories containing non-free software. This includes a > separate non-free repository by RPM Fusion that specifically contains > packages for the NVIDIA graphics driver (only). This is only to please Red Hat, and there is no reason for any end-users or organisation not to use the FULL set of packages provided by RPM Fusion IMO (that for everywhere in the world). I expect the only problem would be for Red Hat to redistribute any RPM Fusion packages. But there is no issue for end-users perspective to use RPM Fusion. > If RPM Fusion were to move/copy their existing "intel-media-driver" package > from their "nonfree" repository into a new separate repository like this, > would that be enough for Fedora to add it to its "curated set" of > third-party repositories? Otherwise, what would be unacceptable or different > in this case? I've already asked this for the libva-intel-media driver at the time the nvidia-driver was talked about, but it was not acceptable for Red Hat to point at such repository for the same reason the package was not acceptable in Fedora. (potentially patented). intel-media-driver will have the same issue with the addition of using some (optional) non-free bits. > Some users are not comfortable having the full RPM Fusion repositories > configured on their system, but they do want an easy way to enable > accelerated graphics using the vendor driver and are willing to accept its > license. I assume that was the motivation which led to the separate NVIDIA > driver repository. This "fear" is not backed by anything technical or legal. From the past, it was more often experienced that a totally scary package broke everything in the Fedora side than the RPM Fusion side. As already stated, I'm against to cut the packages into small repositories for no gain, the spirit of RPM Fusion is to be a complement of Fedora and use the same packaging method (and processes). -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug. You are always notified about changes to this product and component _______________________________________________ package-review mailing list -- package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to package-review-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-review@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
