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  • From: Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>
  • To: sm-commit AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Commit] GIT changes to master grimoire by Robin Cook (397f828904369360a7d6325590f0d0be71b65cc0)
  • Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 14:04:40 -0700

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dkowis wrote:
> On Tue, 26 May 2009 10:25:46 +0200 (CEST), Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik
> <ruskie AT codemages.net> wrote:
>> :2009-05-26T10:01:Jaka Kranjc:
>>
>>> It's a completely optional component and the rest is fine, so I wouldn't
>>> be
>>> moving ffmpeg to z-rejected just for that.
>> ffmpeg built with that option becomes non-Free then and possibly
>> non-redistributable. So ffmpeg with that option would belong in
>> z-rejected.
>
> So when they select the option, it should automatically scribble itself
> into the other grimoire so that it's in the "non-free" section of the disk?
>
> I think that's a little ridiculous. We have things in the normal grimoire
> (at least we used to, and I don't recall them going away) that can depend
> on things in z-rejected. I think this is a similar case. It is ridiculous
> to duplicate a spell simply because it's got a non-free option to it. I
> think it should ask and make it clear that you're enabling non open stuff.

I'm for marking, clearly, that enabling this option (which should be
disabled by default) makes it non-free. If any other options in any
other spells also have this caveat, they should be treated the same.

- -sandalle

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Eric Sandall | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer
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