Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:01:56 +0100 From: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> To: RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: multimedia/linux-realplayer port marked as BROKEN Message-ID: <CADLo838hHgoQ5bgreDw5fp2i7gUFb0p7rjczbEEPd7fJDtSW8w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120629175853.13f6d4e2@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <20120629111259.72dd96d1@scorpio> <CADLo83_1nU1ZWHdonnuRM0vtB5cu6ZCrVNGYjiARnbZSnJzYLg@mail.gmail.com> <20120629175853.13f6d4e2@gumby.homeunix.com>
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On 29 June 2012 17:58, RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jun 2012 16:17:40 +0100 > Chris Rees wrote: > >> On Jun 29, 2012 4:13 PM, "Jerry" <jerry@seibercom.net> wrote: >> > >> > The "multimedia/linux-realplayer" port has been marked >> > "BROKEN=unfetchable" 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. We can't instruct a user to obtain a distfile in a way that is explicitly forbidden by the licence. Chris
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