Ok, as I said, I'm relatively new to this mailing list, so I'd be grateful
if you could provide me some of the threads targetting this issue. I'm not
simply proposing this software to be added to the installer, but I'm
proposing to discuss the reasons involved and if there's a legal reason
where simply pointing users to RPMFusion, for example, would mean that
Fedora is breaking patent laws.
I am sorry if it has already been discussed, but if this subject crops from
time to time, I think that's a reason to reconsider that there exists a
real problem. And if so, I guarantee there are people that have the will to
help, myself included.
2015-06-10 15:34 GMT+02:00 Josh Boyer <jwboyer(a)fedoraproject.org>:
On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Alex Puchades
<alex94puchades(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi, my name is Alex and I've been a Fedora user for a long time. Also,
I'm
> quite new to this list. I know a lot of people (myself included) that
agree
> with Fedora not integrating propietary software into the system, as
Ubuntu
> does in many different ways, especially in the installer. To put things
> clear, I'd never advocate for that.
>
> However, there's one issue I think deserves a little more consideration.
> There is another kind of software that is perfectly fine free software
but
> is also excluded from a default Fedora install. That is, patent
encumbered
> software. As you know, there are some patents that are not valid outside
USA
> (ie: subpixel rendering, MP3). That software is provided in third-party
> repositories like RPMFusion in the form of "-freetype" packages.
>
> The lack-by-default of these packages presents a clear usability issue
for
> non-quite-that-technical users and it greatly hurts the user experience
for
> everyone. So, is there any way that Fedora could enforce this patent-free
> position where it makes sense (the USA), but includes it (or at least
gives
> the user the option at installation time) if allowed by local laws?
This has been discussed many many times over the years. The problem
you highlight is accurate, but the answer, in short, is no.
josh
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