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From: "John H. Moe" <johnmoe@××××××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] skype masked because of eula?
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:20:56
Message-Id: 4B5EA576.9010904@optusnet.com.au
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] skype masked because of eula? by Mick
1 Mick wrote:
2 > This is confusing me ...
3 >
4 > I have skype-2.0.0.72 installed for some time now. eix -l skype shows:
5 >
6 > [I] net-im/skype
7 > Available versions:
8 > 2.0.0.72!m!s "amd64 x86" [qt-static]
9 > ~ 2.1.0.81+i!m!s "~amd64 ~x86" [qt-static]
10 > Installed versions: 2.0.0.72!m!s(06:22:21 04/15/09)(-qt-static)
11 > Homepage: http://www.skype.com/
12 > Description: A P2P-VoiceIP client.
13 >
14 > However, after updating portage I see:
15 >
16 > Calculating dependencies... done!
17 >
18 > Total: 0 packages, Size of downloads: 0 kB
19 >
20 > !!! The following installed packages are masked:
21 > - net-im/skype-2.0.0.72 (masked by: skype-eula license(s))
22 > A copy of the 'skype-eula' license is located at '/usr/portage/licenses/skype-
23 > eula'.
24 >
25 > Is portage telling me that I need to do something about the eula? eix does
26 > not show this version as being masked.
27 >
28 1. Go to Google (or your favourite search engine)
29 2. Search for "gentoo license mask"
30 3. Follow instructions from several previous threads
31
32 John Moe

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Re: [gentoo-user] skype masked because of eula? Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>