Michael scherer a écrit :
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 03:15:40PM -0500, andre999 wrote:
And how does that translate for free software ?
In the U.S., software patent holders have avoided attacking targets
without a lot of financial resources.
Well, what if we end having enough ressources in the futur ?
We can consider that then. But since we aren't selling the constrained
software for a profit, I see no problem.
Mpeg patents are pursued, but the several PLF mirrors in the U.S.,
with openly indicated patented packages, are ignored.
Many PLF mirrors ?
I see only 2 of them, and one of them is out ( non existant domain,
bigsearcher.com )
http://plf.zarb.org/mirrors.php
So basically "many PLF mirrors" = 1 ?
Note that I said "several", and not "many".
The dictionary definition of several is "more than 2 but not many".
Sorry I miscounted. I thought I saw 3.
And you're right. The one I didn't visit is no longer active.
Not to mention that a ratio of 2 mirrors in the USA out of a total
of 25 seems rather odd, for something that admins do not care.
2 of 25 PLF mirrors in the U.S.
16 of 133 Mandriva mirrors in the U.S.
About the same ratio.
A lot fewer PLF mirrors, but since most packages in PLF seem to be in
Mandriva main, I suspect it is more by lack of interest.
Also, there are only about 400 packages for i586 in PLF mirrors.
Since most are duplicated, I wonder how many distinct packages there are ?
Somehow doubt that an unlicenced copy of quotes from the Simpsons (one
of the 2 plf packages that I didn't find also in Mandriva main) is going
to be a big attraction.
- André
