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List:       fedora-devel-list
Subject:    Re: Am I allowed to package this?
From:       Simo Sorce <simo () redhat ! com>
Date:       2018-09-10 18:44:27
Message-ID: 1536605067.4288.54.camel () redhat ! com
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On Mon, 2018-09-10 at 09:06 -0500, Rex Dieter wrote:
> Neal Gompa wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 8:27 AM Rex Dieter <rdieter@math.unl.edu> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Jan Rybar wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi Abhiram,
> > > > 
> > > > you can make COPR. No one asks, no harm done, everyone's happy.
> > > 
> > > I don't think copr is appropriate either,
> > > https://docs.pagure.org/copr.copr/user_documentation.html#faq
> > > 
> > > To me, makes it pretty clear that if it can't be in fedora, it can't be
> > > in copr either.
> > > 
> > 
> > Kernel packages are definitely allowed in COPR, we just can't have
> > things that absent all other rules, Fedora can't carry anyway.
> 
> kernel packages yes.  but kmods?
> 
> This is the what I thought was unambiguous FAQ entry:
> 
> "You agree not to use Copr to upload software code or other material 
> ("Material") that:
> ...
> violates any rules or guidelines of the Fedora Project; ...
> "

What's wrong with kmods in COPR if the license is proper ?

/me who has just spent a few frantic minutes repairing an install that
used a kmod for a usb wireless card he had forgotten about and was
without network after kernel upgrade and reboot ...

Simo.

-- 
Simo Sorce
Sr. Principal Software Engineer
Red Hat, Inc
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