Hi
I got a request (bnc#525570) to add VirtualBox Additions iso to our distro, but it is not OSI compatible, Could someone tell me, who is approved to decide whether or not to include package to non-free ? is it openSUSE board ?
thanks
Am Donnerstag 06 August 2009 schrieb Michal Seben:
Hi
I got a request (bnc#525570) to add VirtualBox Additions iso to our distro, but it is not OSI compatible, Could someone tell me, who is approved to decide whether or not to include package to non-free ? is it openSUSE board ?
No, the board explicitly doesn't do any technical decisions and this is one. But indeed, for nonfree software the limits are much higher - because the licenses are usually much uglier :)
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Greetings, Stephan
On Jueves 06 Agosto 2009 10:56:02 Stephan Kulow escribió:
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Because we should not assume every body has a fast & flat rate internet acces, which is not true.
Consider an scenario without internet acces. In this case, the only way to complete a VBox setup is providing that iso.
Thanks Miquel.
On 08/06/2009 12:27 PM, Miquel A. Noguera wrote:
On Jueves 06 Agosto 2009 10:56:02 Stephan Kulow escribió:
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Because we should not assume every body has a fast & flat rate internet acces, which is not true.
Consider an scenario without internet acces. In this case, the only way to complete a VBox setup is providing that iso.
Thanks Miquel.
In this case the non free Virtualbox with usb support may as well be included in non-oss as it installs the addon iso anyway. Regards Dave P
Am Donnerstag 06 August 2009 schrieb Miquel A. Noguera:
On Jueves 06 Agosto 2009 10:56:02 Stephan Kulow escribió:
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Because we should not assume every body has a fast & flat rate internet acces, which is not true.
Consider an scenario without internet acces. In this case, the only way to complete a VBox setup is providing that iso.
But what difference does it make if you download the non-oss addon or the virtualbox iso?
Greetings, Stephan
Stephan Kulow wrote:
Am Donnerstag 06 August 2009 schrieb Miquel A. Noguera:
On Jueves 06 Agosto 2009 10:56:02 Stephan Kulow escribió:
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Because we should not assume every body has a fast & flat rate internet acces, which is not true.
Consider an scenario without internet acces. In this case, the only way to complete a VBox setup is providing that iso.
But what difference does it make if you download the non-oss addon or the virtualbox iso?
Greetings, Stephan
If I understand right : non-free repo is available only through the web and it's not included on openSUSE DVDs ?
Am Donnerstag 06 August 2009 schrieb Michal Seben:
Stephan Kulow wrote:
Am Donnerstag 06 August 2009 schrieb Miquel A. Noguera:
On Jueves 06 Agosto 2009 10:56:02 Stephan Kulow escribió:
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Because we should not assume every body has a fast & flat rate internet acces, which is not true.
Consider an scenario without internet acces. In this case, the only way to complete a VBox setup is providing that iso.
But what difference does it make if you download the non-oss addon or the virtualbox iso?
Greetings, Stephan
If I understand right : non-free repo is available only through the web and it's not included on openSUSE DVDs ?
Right, the non-oss addon is an extra download
Greetings, Stephan
Am Donnerstag, 6. August 2009 14:36:03 schrieb Michal Seben:
Stephan Kulow wrote:
Am Donnerstag 06 August 2009 schrieb Miquel A. Noguera:
On Jueves 06 Agosto 2009 10:56:02 Stephan Kulow escribió:
What I wonder: what is the advantage of having an .iso in the distribution that can be downloaded 1:1 from other sources?
Because we should not assume every body has a fast & flat rate internet acces, which is not true.
Consider an scenario without internet acces. In this case, the only way to complete a VBox setup is providing that iso.
But what difference does it make if you download the non-oss addon or the virtualbox iso?
Greetings, Stephan
If I understand right : non-free repo is available only through the web and it's not included on openSUSE DVDs ?
It is also on the Boxes you can buy
But why do we need a complete .iso?
You only need either the x68 or 86-64 prog.
Can't this be realized anyway?
Daniel
2009/8/6 Michal Seben mseben@suse.cz:
Hi
I got a request (bnc#525570) to add VirtualBox Additions iso to our distro, but it is not OSI compatible, Could someone tell me, who is approved to decide whether or not to include package to non-free ? is it openSUSE board ?
thanks
I don't see the point, the ISO is provided with VirtualBox, if the distribution provides it, the install procedure would be as annoying as it's today. On the other hand, adding the modules as KMP packages would be nice (given their license allow repackaging).
Regards,
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Ciro Iriarte -
Daniel Fuhrmann -
Dave Plater -
Michal Seben -
Miquel A. Noguera -
Stephan Kulow