#57: Seeking Council feedback/input on draft third party software policy
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Reporter: pfrields | Owner:
Status: new | Priority: normal
Component: General | Resolution:
Keywords: workstation |
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Comment (by cwickert):
Sorry for joining the discussion so late. Overall I'm happy with what I
read, most importantly that people brought up the same concerns I share.
I'm +1 on the first part of the statement that was already ratified in
comment:34 and I definitely want opt-in.
I don't care much how 'explicit' the graphical presentation of the opt-in
is, this is up to the UI designers. Including non-free apps may be
suggested (e.g. ''"some results were excluded from your search. Click here
to show them"'') but not recommended. A simple confirmation of a default
is not enough, I want the user to actively do it. And we need a "More
Info" link that explains the background, e.g. why we believe in FLOSS.
What I want most of all is that FLOSS is preferred over non-free software.
Searching for Chrome should return "Chromium" before "Chrome" if
possible.
This being said I'm happy with
"The Council recognizes that allowing selected third-party
non-free
software to be installed is a valid experiment in advancing Fedora's
mission. Non-free software may not be presented to the user without
explicit user enablement in any Fedora Edition or Spin."
but I think we need one more sentence for the issues mattdm raised in
comment:35.
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