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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Are we allowed to provide valid SRC_URI for fetch restricted packages?
From:       Alec Warner <antarus () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2012-02-26 12:33:34
Message-ID: CAAr7Pr-yvE02=Jh6q9MDBYYH76ECt=haAXwv7WmE_-abX5ayUw () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 3:34 AM, Kacper Kowalik <xarthisius@gentoo.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've been asked by a user to remove valid SRC_URI for a package that has
> RESTRICT="fetch". The package in question requires you to go to
> upstream's webpage, sign license agreement and then you're fed with
> download link. User argues that by giving people valid download link
> hardcoded in ebuild we may encourage them to bypass the registration
> step[1] and that may pose a legal threat. Can anyone more law-aware
> comment on that?
> TIA!
> Kacper
>
> [1] https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=405803#c0
>

You should file a bug with the trustees; they deal with legal stuff.

-A

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