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From: Alec Warner <antarus@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Are we allowed to provide valid SRC_URI for fetch restricted packages?
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:34:20
Message-Id: CAAr7Pr-yvE02=Jh6q9MDBYYH76ECt=haAXwv7WmE_-abX5ayUw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Are we allowed to provide valid SRC_URI for fetch restricted packages? by Kacper Kowalik
1 On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 3:34 AM, Kacper Kowalik <xarthisius@g.o> wrote:
2 > Hi all,
3 > I've been asked by a user to remove valid SRC_URI for a package that has
4 > RESTRICT="fetch". The package in question requires you to go to
5 > upstream's webpage, sign license agreement and then you're fed with
6 > download link. User argues that by giving people valid download link
7 > hardcoded in ebuild we may encourage them to bypass the registration
8 > step[1] and that may pose a legal threat. Can anyone more law-aware
9 > comment on that?
10 > TIA!
11 > Kacper
12 >
13 > [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=405803#c0
14 >
15
16 You should file a bug with the trustees; they deal with legal stuff.
17
18 -A