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[Sam Lawrance]

On 10/04/2006, at 4:44 PM, Jeremy Messenger wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:16:35 -0500, Hiroki Sato <hrs at FreeBSD.org>  
> wrote:
>
>> "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7 at cox.net> wrote
>>   in <op.s7ryswfh9aq2h7 at mezz.mezzweb.com>:
>>
>> me> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 23:29:45 -0500, Maxim Sobolev  
>> <sobomax at FreeBSD.org>
>> me> wrote:
>> me> > I think the proper way is to mark the port restricted and  
>> let user
>> me> > decide if his operating system is "Authorized" or not.
>> me>
>> me> I agree, change it to tell users to download from  
>> macromedia.com and put
>> me> tarball in the distfiles directory. That should do.
>>
>>  According to the EULA:
>>
>>  - The Authorized Operating System is explicitly defined in the EULA.
>>    FreeBSD is not included.
>>
>>  - Copying the software from one computer to another is also  
>> forbidden.
>>
>>  - Downloading the software from the distribution site means you are
>>    confirming your acceptance of the software and agreement to become
>>    bound by the terms of the EULA.
>
> Exactly, it's why I am suggesting to have users to go to  
> macromedia.com to download and put in their distfiles directory.
>
>>  So, strictly speaking downloading the distfile onto a FreeBSD box
>>  does not mean a license violation immediately, but I think it
>>  does not make sense.
>>
>>  Also, I am not clear why the user can decide if his operating system
>>  is the authorized one or not.  Could you please explain why it  
>> works?
>
> I am using FreeBSD ports tree on Linux.

Sounds terribly dodgy.  Perhaps a concerned flash-using committer  
could try the following approach:

http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=licensing

 From that page:
Distribution licenses may be customized to address a number of  
requests, including:

* Additional platform support
* Alterations to marketing or attribution terms
* Alterations to the license term