Re: [GNU-linux-libre] gnome-app-install

[Brett Smith]

On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 17:16 +1030, Karl Goetz wrote:
> > I plan to update the blacklist to reflect the fact that the problem
> > lies with app-install-data and not gnome-app-install.  Putting
> 
> and app-install-data-commercial (the main problem)

Yes, of course; sorry I wasn't more explicit about that.

> > together a new version of app-install-data for the various
> > distributions would probably be some nice low-hanging fruit
> > interested contributors could work on.
> 
> gNewSense removes app-install-data-commercial, but leaves
> {gnome-}app-install in place (After disabling restricted/multiverse).
> Is there something else which needs to happen?

Unfortunately, I think so.  I just ran gnome-app-install on a deltaH
box, and through there, I was able to find some of the other software
that's on the blacklist, like Ubufox and blobwars.  gnome-app-install
wasn't always able to install those packages, but I think to be on the
safe side we need to make sure they never show up to begin with.  And I
think the safest way to do that is to prepare a new app-install-data
package that doesn't include .desktop files for programs that shouldn't
be in an endorsed distribution.

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Brett Smith
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