#57: Seeking Council feedback/input on draft third party software policy
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Reporter: pfrields | Owner:
Status: new | Priority: normal
Component: General | Resolution:
Keywords: workstation |
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Comment (by jwboyer):
Replying to [comment:35 mattdm]:
For the second part,
> "The Council recognizes that allowing selected third-party non-free
software to be installed is a valid experiment in advancing Fedora's
mission. Non-free software may not be presented to the user without
explicit user enablement in any Fedora Edition or Spin."
This covers the opt-in aspect, but it loses a couple of things that I
feel are
really important -- in fact, ''more'' important.
First, whether it's in search or any other interface, I think there
needs to
be a distinction in presentation between non-free and free/open
software which is understandable to all levels of user.
That is hopefully achievable with the tagging/labeling that Software is
already planning on doing.
Second, I want this whole thing to be in service of promoting
free/open
software. Prioritizing search results is a suggestion for one way that
could manifest, and the educational materials are another way, but I hope
the design will really reflect that goal throughout.
The problem I have with this is that it's very much a subjective thing.
It's one of those "I'll know it when I see it" items, which has the
potential to drag on with a lot of back and forth.
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