From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 14 22:27:32 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FAB0106566C for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:27:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lkchen@k-state.edu) Received: from ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu (ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu [207.75.116.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E9FC8FC08 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:27:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 405D41804EC for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:57 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu Received: from ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id A8WDEJAdkksw for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ksu-sfpop-mailstore02.merit.edu (ksu-sfpop-mailstore02.merit.edu [10.108.1.211]) by ksu-sfpop-proxy01.merit.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6543180286 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:17:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng." To: ports@freebsd.org Message-ID: <290335561.3894154.1344982676735.JavaMail.root@k-state.edu> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Originating-IP: [129.130.0.181] X-Mailer: Zimbra 7.2.0_GA_2681 (ZimbraWebClient - GC20 ([unknown])/7.2.0_GA_2681) Cc: Subject: Re: multimedia/linux-realplayer port marked as BROKEN X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:27:32 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- > On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 3:09 PM, RW > wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:01:56 +0100 > > Chris Rees wrote: > > > >> On 29 June 2012 17:58, RW wrote: > >> > On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:17:40 +0100 > >> > Chris Rees wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Jun 29, 2012 4:13 PM, "Jerry" wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > The "multimedia/linux-realplayer" port has been marked > >> >> > "BROKEN=3Dunfetchable" for awhile now. Has there been any > >> >> > movement > >> >> > on a resolution for this problem. > >> >> > >> >> Unless a legal mirror is found, I'm afraid we can't provide it; > >> >> mirroring is forbidden. > >> > > >> > The Makefile could print out instructions for obtaining the > >> > restricted file and set IGNORE if it isn't present. I think > >> > that's > >> > what the JDK ports used to do. > >> > >> No, there's a difference. =C2=A0We can't instruct a user to obtain a > >> distfile in a way that is explicitly forbidden by the licence. > > > > What's explicitly forbidden? =C2=A0The distribution licence forbids > > hosting > > the files, but there's nothing that says you can't tell people that > > realplayer can be obtained from real.com and offer an alternative > > installer to rpm - which is all the port would be. >=20 > Sounds about the same as the jdk ports where you had to get the > distros from Sun (and now Oracle) after agreeing to their terms. the > port checked for the disto and, if it was not found, provided > instructions to legally obtain it. We don't do ports for warez, but I > can't see that telling peoplewhereto get it legally is any issue. I found a copy at: http://ftp.lip6.fr/pub/linux/distributions/slsoc/5x/i386= /i386/repodata/repoview/RealPlayer-0-10.0.9.809-20070726.html --=20 Who: Lawrence K. Chen, P.Eng. - W0LKC - Senior Unix Systems Administrator For: Enterprise Server Technologies (EST) -- & SafeZone Ally Snail: Computing and Telecommunications Services (CTS) Kansas State University, 109 East Stadium, Manhattan, KS 66506-3102 Phone: (785) 532-4916 - Fax: (785) 532-3515 - Email: lkchen@ksu.edu Web: http://www-personal.ksu.edu/~lkchen - Where: 11 Hale Library