Sunday October 9: Meeting about the creation of a PLF repository for Ubuntu!

[keyes]

Ubuntu cannot include litigious packages like w32codecs, RealPlayer, the Sun JRE, ... because they are patented or copyrighted.
The "Extras" repository was helpful litigious package have been removed for legal reasons (http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-backports/2005-September/000146.html)!

http://plf.zarb.org/logo5.png

There is a French team who make litigious packages for Mandriva called Penguin Liberation Front (http://plf.zarb.org/)!
Now, PLF creates only Mandriva packages but they are open to have others teams who create packages for other distros (like Ubuntu).

In France they are no software patents and we can make and distribute packages who are illegal in the USA and other countries.
PLF has already a good infrastructure with a lot of mirrors. United we are stronger!

A repository for packages like "w32codecs" is essential for a "Desktop" distribution. (And Ubuntu is a Desktop distribution)!
Christian Marillat (an other French guy) make packages like this for Debian but they are dangerous and/or incompatible for Ubuntu.
So, I invite you Sunday October 9, 21h GMT+1 (if someone can convert the time ...) to a meeting about the creation of a PLF repository for Ubuntu.
#plf @ irc.freenode.org (you can use an IRC client like XChat to join the meeting).

We need a motivated team with lot of package maintainers to create this repository!

(Sorry for my bad English)

[keyes]

The Meeting start in 10 minutes.

irc.freenode.org #plf

[AgenT]

So what were the results of this meeting?

[void_false]

Ah... I always dreamed about linux underground ;)

[magomago]

Did it happen?

[ubuntumaneh]

I am very curious about the results. Once more France shows "La resistence".

[keyes]

So, a summary

The goal of the PLF Ubuntu repository is making packages for litigious software who cannot be included in the officials repositories because they are patented or copyrighted stuff (ex: w32codecs, RealPlayer, JRE Sun, Freenet, ...).

Fisrt actions of PLF Ubuntu are:
* Creation of a wiki page listing needed packages and Maintainer: http://wiki.ubuntu-fr.org/doc/plf
* Creation of a mailing list. This is the home of PLF Ubuntu. On this list, packages are purposed and tested. If you want help please subscribe at: https://www.zarb.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-plf_discuss

The packages must don't be:
* warez !
* purposed or already in the main, Universe or Multiverse repositories. If your package is not litigious please use official repositories!

Other:
* The official language of PLF Ubuntu is English.
* Packages are distributed by the Frenches (because this is legal in France, our servers are also in France) but peoples who live outside the France can also make packages!

More? Read the meeting's logs: http://www.zarb.org/~misc/plf_ubuntu.log

How-to create a package for PLF Ubuntu?
* Learn how-to make packages reading the links on the wiki page
* Put your nick and package on the wiki (to stop conflicts)
* When it's done, send your package on the mailing list
* It will be tested
* If it works fine it will be published on the repository


How-to test packages for the PLF?
* Subscribe to the mailing list
* See when packages are published
* Install them
* Send the results on the list

Help is needed! Please contact us:
* IRC #plf @ irc.freenode.org
* Using the wiki: http://wiki.ubuntu-fr.org/doc/plf
* Subscribing the mailing list: https://www.zarb.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-plf_discuss


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