Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 23:11:44 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portmanager and linux-flashplugin6 removed Message-ID: <200604202311.45346.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <4447FC54.7090305@childeric.freeserve.co.uk> References: <4447FC54.7090305@childeric.freeserve.co.uk>
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On Thursday 20 April 2006 22:25, Chris Whitehouse wrote: > Hi > > I've just cvsup'ed ports and run portmanager -s. Part way through it > asks me if it can remove linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 because of the > licencing issue. When I say no portmanager quits. Actual output below. > > 1) Would it be possible for portmanager to at least allow me to complete > the status request? > 2) Since I installed linux-flashplugin-6.0r79_3 before macromedia > changed the licence shouldn't I be able to keep it? > 3) Is the FreeBSD project required to make sure that I remove this port > as opposed to bringing it to my attention that I may be legally required > to remove it? This is nothing to do, with the legal position. Portmanager just can't hand this situation; all it can do is work on the assumption that the functionality has moved elsewhere and remove the port to prevent conflicts. You could try using the -ip option, or alternately restore the original port contents, and do minimal maintainence on it yourself.
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