-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > This mscorefonts example exposes a very big issue that extends much > further than just mscorefonts. There is stuff like ffmpeg, gstreamer, > x264, freetype2 that shouldn't be made available by default but they > all have dependents which effect lots of software because of build > time dependencies. All because of software patents that require > licensing in order to redistribute binaries.
Please do not mix these two issues too much. Filtering out proprietary software should be one switch, and avoiding free software endangered by possible legality of software patents in the US should be another option. The reason is simple: in Europe software patents are void and it is reasonable not to behave voluntarily as if they are sound there. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJKVNRQAAoJEE6tnN0aWvw3bp0H/j9yoozRub+1F2HjcLVZuk3U yUMtLsuS9eRuk953b56wBXy59R6YhLauDuT1X11BUzgmZU7Rnh+dHd0Bts/L9LQV jKUSwttp25N4SLDK5UUAbSWXINvSYfJJ5AXZdsN1SHY4qRbGMNJ2V0MIIAhBhx9h dYdVIc4pKeNK4EsZOdbDBCq5FGf0eDMa8J6BSiCm8TWHvYvC4UchgyfDbzhGS7bs QOzmCUfhoR8f/SnigigpZRHff4H4dNaLqTWizBVLDb0NsYKrmo4qbd2NafB9M7R0 U78a27ZWrbO/mETAnGR+MOPoOWigI5OKW9UybAhsrOEKyFbNHEaNwDR99ToBUYw= =byTM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@cs.uu.nl https://mail.cs.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev