On Tue, Feb 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM Daniel P. Berrangé via legal <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Putting aside the Legal question, I note at the top of that page > we say: > > "Fedora recommends the use of free and open source software > and avoidance of software encumbered by patents." > > Given that position, is it appropriate to be directing readers of the > proposed beginners guide towards RPM Fusion at all ? It is my personal opinion that it is generally illegal and unethical to provide advice intended to violate laws (your jurisdiction will vary, of course). Since Fedora is required to follow US laws, and US attorney ethics, that would mean that suggesting users to go to RPMFusion to potentially violate the laws of the US would not be appropriate. I have no doubt that there are ways to try to not cross some line in the sand that could sort of claim they are not suggesting individuals choose to violate the laws of the land, but I don't, really, believe it follows the real intention of the ethics rules, but if RH legal can offer that finding, so be it (and if they can't, don't cross that line). I will also say that telling users (explicitly) that they have the responsibility to contact their personal lawyer to obtain their own finding for their particular case is quite appropriate (FD: I do have a lawyer trained on IP law that I can engage (also FD: that advice is not cheap if I do so as an individual)). -- _______________________________________________ legal mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected] Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new
