[packagekit] Heads up: Vendor.conf

Rahul Sundaram sundaram at fedoraproject.org
Fri Oct 3 06:05:26 PDT 2008


Richard Hughes wrote:
> In git master, there is a new file -- Vendor.conf
> 
> Please patch this file in your distribution packages so that you get
> distribution specific web links to things like "no codecs found".
> The "More information" button when clicked will take the user to the
> correct page.
> 
> The reason this has to be patched per distro, is that different distros
> have very different policies about where to push users.
> 
> For example, Ubuntu could push users to the Ubuntu codec store or a wiki
> page about how to download VMWare player, but Fedora could push users to
> a page explaining how non-free codecs are bad.
> 
> If you have any questions or concerns, please shout.

I know the text above was just a example but make sure that you 
different between Free but patent encumbered and non-free in. That 
distinction is important in educational or leading messages we pop up to 
end users.

Rahul



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