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[Wes Peters]

On Apr 9, 2006, at 11:44 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.

Oh?  How do they define "Linux"?  Depending on how lazy the  
definition is, FreeBSD *is* Linux.

>>  - 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.

At which point we are providing *mechanism*, not *policy*.

Let's not over-lawyer this too much, please.

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Wes Peters                                                      
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