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

[Rich Freeman]

On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 12:07 PM, Ian Stakenvicius <axs@g.o> wrote:
>
> # [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"

++

I don't like the idea that a kernel can't be installed by default
(requiring either a USE or ACCEPT_LICENSE override).  That impacts
every install.  Given the choice of the default being either accepting
freedist or using deblob I think the former is more sane.  The fact
that we give users a choice is a lot more than most distros do.

And by all means call it out in the handbook so that new users not
only have the choice, but understand it.

Rich