27 Oct
2011
27 Oct
'11
5:33 p.m.
We have a discussion on the forums [1] about Arch's policy towards what packages can be provided in the AUR with the focus on abandonware. User megadriver found a couple packages [2] that provide a means of downloading games for free (as in beer) even though those games can be bought. Apps can go in and out of the abandonware status as their availability changes: now you can buy them, now you can't. Do we care about this or is it up to the user to check if the stuff he installs is legal? Should we set up a bot to scan for potential 'warez' stuff? [1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=128832 [2] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1008451#p1008451