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Multiverse but free repo (WAS: Re: [Gnewsense-dev] homemade linux-libre


From: Karl Goetz
Subject: Multiverse but free repo (WAS: Re: [Gnewsense-dev] homemade linux-libre kernel repo)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:43:02 +0930

On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:08:54 +0200
Christophe Jarry <address@hidden> wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:03:08 +0200
> Zach Oglesby <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Quoting Russell Currey <address@hidden>:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 2009-08-14 at 23:26 +0000, Elias Angulo wrote:
> > >> And I am trying to export VLC from the Ubuntu multiverse repo,
> > >> and upload to mine. I asked, it respects the Four Freedoms, and
> > >> it does, but have patenting problems. I googled a bit and found a
> > >> repo called "multistanza" that initially has the  purpose of
> > >> hosting this kind of multiverse programs.
> > >>
> > 
> > I know the guy who wrote that script and hosted it, I will talk to
> > him on and see if he still has it. I know that the repo because I
> > was using the same server as him and we stopped using it.
> > 
> I've had his script for a while since multistanza was set up. You can
> find it attached. It compares both debian's and ubuntu's repos and
> download packages which are considered free in debian but are in
> ubuntu's non-free repo.

Ah, I remember seeing that script. I remember writing a tidied up
version too. Wonder if I can find it anyware...
Let me have a look and get back to the list.

> Could this discussion on vlc change subject, as it is not related to
> linux kernel. A subject much like "multiverse but free repo" sounds
> good to me.

Done.
kk

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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
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