[Bug 459125] Review Request: FreeCAD - An extensible Open Source CAx program for Unix/X11

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Alex G. <mr.nuke.me at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Alex G. <mr.nuke.me at gmail.com> 2010-08-29 19:59:49 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #6)
> We would all like to see FreeCAD in Fedora, but Fedora can not do anything
> until Open CASCADE makes a clear statement whether the license is free and
> GPL-compatible or not. It do not depend on the Fedora release schedule.
>
While I would argue on the two arguments that classify OCTPL as non-free, I
understand and agree that, at the moment, it may not be included in the Fedora
repositories; however,

> Debian (and Ubuntu?) explicitly considers Open CASCADE non-free but apparently
> makes a compromise with their own principles. Fedora makes no compromises
> regarding non-free software.
>
Fedora does not need to make a compromise to its own principles. FreeCAD may be
distributed, indirectly, with Fedora, via rpmfusion. I am surprised that, since
this bug was started, no one suggested rpmfusion.

In all honesty, in order to get a fully-featured Fedora, packages from
rpmfusion are a must. For example, the nvidia driver is a must-have for the
type of work that I do. Personally, I see rpmfusion as part of Fedora.

So, please, let us put FreeCAD and OCC in rpmfusion. That way it _will_ be in
Fedora, and this will be the compromise that Fedora makes.

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