Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 21:52:00 +1000 From: Sam Lawrance <boris@brooknet.com.au> To: Sam Lawrance <boris@brooknet.com.au> Cc: Jeremy Messenger <mezz7@cox.net>, cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org>, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org, sobomax@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports LEGAL MOVED UPDATING ports/www Makefile CVSROOT modules ports/www/linux-flashplugin Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/www/linux-flashplugin6 Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/www/linux-flashplugin7 Makefile distinfo pkg-descr ... Message-ID: <B26ED715-9BD3-4186-BCE8-962ABE6EAFDD@brooknet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <56F2BA34-0F86-428B-9355-04B31F97061A@brooknet.com.au> References: <op.s7n7zl1s9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <44373C39.20903@FreeBSD.org> <op.s7ryswfh9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <20060410.151635.21931503.hrs@allbsd.org> <op.s7r40ky79aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> <56F2BA34-0F86-428B-9355-04B31F97061A@brooknet.com.au>
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On 10/04/2006, at 6:56 PM, Sam Lawrance wrote: > > On 10/04/2006, at 4:44 PM, Jeremy Messenger wrote: > >> On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:16:35 -0500, Hiroki Sato <hrs@FreeBSD.org> >> wrote: >> >>> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> wrote >>> in <op.s7ryswfh9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com>: >>> >>> me> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:29:45 -0500, Maxim Sobolev >>> <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> >>> me> wrote: >>> me> > I think the proper way is to mark the port restricted and >>> let user >>> me> > decide if his operating system is "Authorized" or not. >>> me> >>> me> I agree, change it to tell users to download from >>> macromedia.com and put >>> me> tarball in the distfiles directory. That should do. >>> >>> According to the EULA: >>> >>> - The Authorized Operating System is explicitly defined in the >>> EULA. >>> FreeBSD is not included. >>> >>> - Copying the software from one computer to another is also >>> forbidden. >>> >>> - Downloading the software from the distribution site means you are >>> confirming your acceptance of the software and agreement to >>> become >>> bound by the terms of the EULA. >> >> Exactly, it's why I am suggesting to have users to go to >> macromedia.com to download and put in their distfiles directory. >> >>> So, strictly speaking downloading the distfile onto a FreeBSD box >>> does not mean a license violation immediately, but I think it >>> does not make sense. >>> >>> Also, I am not clear why the user can decide if his operating >>> system >>> is the authorized one or not. Could you please explain why it >>> works? >> >> I am using FreeBSD ports tree on Linux. > > Sounds terribly dodgy. Perhaps a concerned flash-using committer > could try the following approach: > > http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=licensing > > From that page: > Distribution licenses may be customized to address a number of > requests, including: > > * Additional platform support > * Alterations to marketing or attribution terms > * Alterations to the license term I didn't see anyone jump at this, so I'm going to give it a go. We'll see what happens.
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