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From: Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] skype masked because of eula?
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:44:05
Message-Id: 49bf44f11001300943r75f85262t1f3955946087bd2@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] skype masked because of eula? by Boris Fersing
1 > Hi,
2 >
3 > add to your /etc/portage/package.license :
4 >
5 > net-im/skype skype-eula
6 >
7 > This will unmask skype.
8 >
9 > regards,
10 >
11 > Boris
12
13 Could someone explain the purpose of this new portage feature? I was
14 hoping adding a license to package.license would negate the need to
15 agree to the license when emerging, but it doesn't seem to do that.
16
17 - Grant
18
19
20 >> This is confusing me ...
21 >>
22 >> I have skype-2.0.0.72 installed for some time now.  eix -l skype shows:
23 >>
24 >> [I] net-im/skype
25 >>     Available versions:
26 >>                        2.0.0.72!m!s "amd64 x86" [qt-static]
27 >>                ~       2.1.0.81+i!m!s "~amd64 ~x86" [qt-static]
28 >>     Installed versions:  2.0.0.72!m!s(06:22:21 04/15/09)(-qt-static)
29 >>     Homepage:            http://www.skype.com/
30 >>     Description:         A P2P-VoiceIP client.
31 >>
32 >> However, after updating portage I see:
33 >>
34 >> Calculating dependencies... done!
35 >>
36 >> Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB
37 >>
38 >> !!! The following installed packages are masked:
39 >> - net-im/skype-2.0.0.72 (masked by: skype-eula license(s))
40 >> A copy of the 'skype-eula' license is located at '/usr/portage/licenses/skype-
41 >> eula'.
42 >>
43 >> Is portage telling me that I need to do something about the eula?  eix does
44 >> not show this version as being masked.
45 >> --
46 >> Regards,
47 >> Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] skype masked because of eula? Willie Wong <wwong@××××××××××××××.EDU>