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

[Karl Goetz]

On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:43:02 +0930
Karl Goetz <address@hidden> wrote:

> 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.

Found it.
You'll notice the for loop is largely untouched - it could probably do
with some functions for readability, but I couldn't be bothered.
kk

> > 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)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
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