Re: [gentoo-user] Can't fetch www-plugins/chrome-binary-plugins

[Mick]

On Thursday 12 Mar 2015 22:46:14 Mike Gilbert wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 7:05 AM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 11 Mar 2015 06:20:25 +0000, Mick wrote:
> >>> > Google only keeps the latest versions so that ebuild is usually only
> >>> > good for a short while after it gets marked stable.
> >>> > Just keyword the unstable package.
> >>>
> >>> So users of the stable package have to be really fast, or lucky?
> >>
> >> Gentoo should keep a copy in its mirrors for as long as a current ebuild
> >> needs it (unless the package is fetch-restricted).
> >
> > Chrome is mirror-restricted, because of:
> >    9.2 Subject to section 1.2, you may not (and you may not permit anyone
> >    else to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer,
> >    decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the
> >    Software or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or
> >    required by law, or unless you have been specifically told that you
> >    may do so by Google, in writing.
> >
> > chrome-binary-plugins is not free software, or open source.  There is
> > little Gentoo can do when they keep changing the URL/hash without
> > warning.
> >
> > You can file a bug to get the ebuild updated though.
>
> As the person doing the bumps, I would actually prefer that people
> ping me in IRC before creating a bug report. It's annoying to have to
> close a bug report for an issue that occurs quite frequently.

Don't mind doing this if it will help - what's your nick?

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Regards,
Mick