On Sat 07 May 2011 11:24 -0500, C Anthony Risinger wrote:
a bit of a divergence ... but as i think about next-gen packaging quite a bit i've often considered if a most advanced distribution system would negate issues like this ... for example, what if a nonfree package _knew_ it was nonfree, and therefore would only be distributed from servers in countries that do not deem it an issue? when user went to to sync it, their IP would be geolocated (or just a setting, eg. RESIDENT) and if need be the user would be warned that the package they are synced may have unknown legal implications.
would something like that work?
Maybe not completely. At least it would relieve mirrors of possible infringement which is good for them. Arch might still be found guilty though.