[packagekit] license handling

[Pacho Ramos]

El vie, 04-04-2008 a las 10:25 +0200, Klaus Kaempf escribió:
> * Richard Hughes <hughsient at gmail.com> [Apr 03. 2008 23:15]:
> > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:54 PM, Klaus Kaempf <kkaempf at suse.de> wrote:
> > >  So please allow the license prompt when updating packages.
> > >  Without it, PackageKit might not be usable for openSUSE.
> > 
> > We just cannot (and will not) do the EULA on upgrade - what if there
> > is no user present and it's automatic and unattended?
> 
> Then such an update (one with a changed EULA) probably has to be postponed.
> 
> > 
> > Also, I would appreciate it if you didn't bully the issue with
> > statements like "...without it, PackageKit might not be usable for
> > openSUSE"
> 
> I apologize, this wasn't my intention.
> 
> We (openSUSE now, SUSE Linux Enterprise later) have to provide a
> solution for 'EULA changes with update' and we'd rather use an
> upstream solution.
> 
> I am open to suggestion how to solve this with PackageKit.
> 
> Klaus
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Maybe packagekit could simply run a timeout of, for example, 120 secs,
for getting license agrement, if the timeout ends, it could simply skip
affected updated. Then, next time user runs update, the affected app
will appear again in updates list and he/she will have other opportunity
for accept it