output redistribution issues again, was Re: [Fedora-livecd-list] Kadischi: roadmap from Board meeting ?

[Greg DeKoenigsberg]

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006, tony wrote:

> Le mardi 18 avril 2006 à 15:48 -0400, Greg DeKoenigsberg a écrit :
> > Hold it, hold it, hold it.
> > 
> > Responses inline.
> 
> > The policy we're aiming for: if it's all Fedora stuff, you can use the
> > Fedora name.  If it isn't, you can't.  Period.
> 
> OK so mine is/was/will be called epiaix
> 
> It is all Fedora + xine + vdr + xmms + diverse stuff forbidden in the
> USA but destined to be used by people in France (boo, hiss...) and other
> part of Europe or the World where they DGAF (Fon't Give A Fsck) about
> stupid software patents (good software patents are OK the world over -
> stupid ones we don't need). Oh and did I say that the kernel was patched
> for VIA hardware sensors and diverse other VIA Epia stuff. 
> 
> I would like to say to potential users who may wish to upgrade for
> security bits and pieces or do other stupid user stuff that it is based
> on Fedora Core [version number] so that they can just yum away at their
> risk and peril.

We'll need to come up with good terminology for this, but I think we can.
 
> And I don't know if I will have the strength, intelligence or ... (biff
> unused option) to scrub clean mentions or logos from every single corner
> of a distribution that grows by a CD-ROM every three versions!

That's why a good script would help a lot.

--g

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