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From: "Harald van Dijk" <truedfx@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Nero-3.0.0.0 license needs RESTRICT="fetch" ?
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:00:02
Message-Id: 20070706165714.GA12462@boostbox.mill1.nb.home.nl
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Nero-3.0.0.0 license needs RESTRICT="fetch" ? by Samuli Suominen
1 On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 03:09:23PM +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote:
2 > Missed something before.. But after reading this it leads me to
3 > conclusion nero-3.0.0.0 needs RESTRICT="fetch"? Would someone be kind
4 > enough to take a look for me to get a second opinion as it might be out
5 > of context / I'm overlooking something. Now, it's RESTRICT="mirror".
6
7 It doesn't need RESTRICT=fetch; there is no assumption that you agree to
8 the license just by downloading the software. Installing it, however,
9 does apparently require acceptance of the license, so eutils.eclass's
10 check_license function should probably be used.
11
12 > Also, I failed to see such ACCEPT button in their homepage.. but I see
13 > one after starting it(!).
14 >
15 > ${PORTDIR/licenses/Nero
16 >
17 > <snip>
18 >
19 > B.BY INSTALLING THE DOWNLOADED SOFTWARE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO BE BOUND
20 > BY THE TER MS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY MEANS OF CLICKING THE “ACCEPT”
21 > BUTTON ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS
22 > AGREEMENT, PROMPTLY UNINSTALL AND DELETE THE SOFTWARE AND ALL THE
23 > ACCOMPANYING ITEMS (INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION OR MANUALS).
24 >
25 > </snip>
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