* Thomas Backlund (t...@iki.fi) wrote: > > So the mirror medias accordingly to all comments so far would be a simple: > > * core > - enabled by default > - mirrors must mirror this media to be listed as a mirror > - only GPL stuff > - must be selfcontained > > * nonfree > - disabled by default, installer will ask to enable it if > it detects hw that need driver/fw from here... > - mirrors must mirror this media to be listed as a mirror > - contains apps/drivers/firmware that are free to redistribute, > but we dont have GPL source for > - for example ati/nvidia drivers/firmware, Oracle Java, ... > > * tainted > - disabled by default > - mirrors are free to not mirror this media > - stuff we think we can redistribute, but that may have some > patent issues or other restrictions in oter countries. >
I can't agree with the "mirrors are free to not mirror this media", three reasons: 1) I don't see an easy and safe way for mirrors to exclude a media (a directory + hdlist in media/media_info) in each distribution, 2) I don't know how urpmi can manage this, all medias are described in only one file, to detect something is missing (media/media_info/media.cfg). 3) I tried to act as rules that a valid is a mirror containing everything, to not have to deal with a lot of mirrors style. Regards. -- Olivier Thauvin CNRS - LATMOS ♖ ♘ ♗ ♕ ♔ ♗ ♘ ♖
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