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Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, Nov 20, 2003 at 10:13:32PM -0500, Aron Griffis wrote: |
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>> As Jason mentioned, putting reasonable defaults into make.defaults |
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>> accomplishes #1. The default might even be ACCEPT_LICENSES='*', in |
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>> which case modification in make.conf would need to be something like |
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>> ACCEPT_LICENSES='-* GPL-1 GPL-2' (which then accomplishes #2) |
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> I might be just awake, but this idea sparkles in my eyes with a "wow" |
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> subtitle. It is a great idea, and even though it has some rough edges |
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> (for instance we probably shouldn't accept all licenses per default -- |
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> you never know what the future might bring) and can be extended (kinda |
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> virtual-like, such as ACCEPT_LICENSES="freelicenses" which would embody |
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> all known free licenses) it is certainly something to consider. |
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> Is this the first time this popped up? If not, is there any progress |
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> into creating a draft patch? Or a GLEP? |
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I think we should accept all the licenses by default except the ones for |
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which the ACCEPT_LICENSE variable originally existed (the id games ones), |
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since users must be forced to read and agree to those. This would keep the |
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change seamless for the user unless said user wishes to change things. |
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