Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo internal structure

[Dewet Diener <gentoo@dewet.org>]

On Wednesday 26 November 2003 19:18, Bob Miller wrote:
> But it illustrates why you don't under any circumstances want
> ACCEPT_LICENSES="*", either as the default or as an option.  Accepting
> a license has consequences, and those consequences can hurt you.*  I'd
> recommend against letting the parser recognize a wildcard for licenses
> -- there's just too much danger for people who don't know any better
> to hurt themselves.

While I see your point and agree to some extent with what you're saying, there 
are cases where I can imagine it needed.  Considering the dubious legal 
stance of shrink-wrap licences, and combining that with the fact that I'm not 
living in the States or a US citizen, makes me rather less concerned about 
this issue.

If the wildcarding of licences aren't allowed, at least put a switch in 
make.conf to disable the licence code altogether.  Otherwise I'll just patch 
it out of portage on my machines.

But I guess with the modular approach of next-gen portage, that will be 
elementary.

Dewet

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