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On Fri, 5 Aug 2016 13:06:51 -0400 |
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Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 08/05/2016 12:22 PM, Michael Palimaka wrote: |
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> > On 06/08/16 02:11, Michael Orlitzky wrote: |
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> >> I would like to add an exception for metadata changes, too, but honestly |
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> >> I don't trust people to use it wisely. I shouldn't have to bug the arch |
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> >> teams if I add a second LICENSE and revbump... maybe if this exception |
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> >> is worded strongly-enough it could do more good than harm. |
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> > Why would one revbump for a change to LICENSE? |
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> Along with ACCEPT_LICENSE, the LICENSE variable affects which packages |
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> can and cannot be installed. You need a new revision so that users who |
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> already have the package installed will pick up the change. If the |
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> change makes a package violate a user's ACCEPT_LICENSE, they need to know. |
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> If you installed something whose EULA says it can hijack your webcam and |
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> post naked pictures of you to slashdot, but it incorrectly had |
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> LICENSE="GPL-2", wouldn't you want to find out that I corrected it? |
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Wouldn't the revbump actually cause the PM to ignore the new version |
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and keep to the incorrectly licensed one? |
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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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<http://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/> |
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