[Fedora-legal-list] Is this reference to rpmfusion OK?

[Tristan Santore]

On 14/03/14 15:42, Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:40:13 -0400,
>    Adam Saunders <adam.saunders at hushmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The command line installation instructions for the patent-encumbered
>> Z-Push and notes about RPMFusion don't seem to me to be much of an
>> issue, given the above policy. The instructions state explicitly that
>> the package is not part of Fedora due to patent restrictions, and
>> notes that RPMFusion is located on servers in Europe; the language
>> implies that Z-Push may not be patent-encumbered in at least some
>> parts of Europe: "Z-Push is not available in Fedora, because Exchange
>> ActiveSync is patented by Microsoft in several regions including the
>> United States. Software which is legally encumbered, cannot be
>> included in Fedora, because it conflicts with our foundations. But
>> Z-Push is available in RPM Fusion, a third party repository legally
>> located in Europe."
>
> Thanks for looking at it.
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Does the small issue of contributory infringement not apply here ?

Regards,

Tristan

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