Re: [gentoo-project] changing the default of ACCEPT_LICENSE in portage

[Zac Medico]

On 07/31/2013 09:07 AM, Ian Stakenvicius wrote:
> Just to bring the list up to speed -- in a conversation in #gentoo-dev
> I proposed that what we do, instead of setting the default in
> make.globals, is to leave that default as-is and to add in the stage3
> make.conf files the lines:
>
> # [some comment that says what this is and to look in the handbook ]
> ACCEPT_LICENSE="-* @FREE"
> # firmware in the linux kernel needs additional licenses, so add
> # them by default.  Please remove if you do not wish to accept.
> ACCEPT_LICENSE+="freedist"
>
>
> ... by putting it in make.conf by default, it #1 brings setting the
> license variable to the forefront of installation (users see it right
> away when they edit make.conf), and #2 doesn't affect existing users.
>  The second line, allowing for installation of a blobbed kernel, could
> be removed but I would suggest it be kept just for user convenience --
> and with it being set in make.conf I think it is more visible and
> easier to deal with (ie turning off if the end-user doesn't want it)
> than setting it in profiles or other places.
>
> Thoughts?

Yeah, this approach seems like it is often the friendliest way to change
defaults (applies to the recently discussed LC_MESSAGES change as well).
-- 
Thanks,
Zac