Require the user to confirm the license before downloading a driver if it is non-free or if it has patent issues
Bug #271288 reported by
Till Kamppeter
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Jockey |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
jockey (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Intrepid |
Won't Fix
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
OpenPrinting marks all non-free drivers and also all drivers with patent issues with appropriate flags. These drivers should be installed into a free operating system only if the user agrees with the non-free license or with the patent issues. Also manufacturers can require that the user has to confirm the license.
Therefore let Jockey pop up a window with the license text with buttons to confirm or reject in the case that the driver is non-free or if it has patent issues. In the case that the user confirms, download and install the driver, in case of rejection, go back to the Jockey window where the user selects the driver and confirms its download.
Changed in jockey: | |
assignee: | nobody → pitti |
assignee: | nobody → pitti |
importance: | Undecided → High |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.10-beta |
Changed in jockey: | |
importance: | High → Critical |
Changed in jockey: | |
importance: | Critical → Medium |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.10-beta → none |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in jockey: | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
milestone: | none → 0.5 |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-8.10 |
Changed in jockey: | |
milestone: | ubuntu-8.10 → none |
Changed in jockey: | |
importance: | Medium → Wishlist |
status: | In Progress → Triaged |
Changed in jockey (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Martin Pitt (pitti) → nobody |
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Matthew, this would reintroduce the confirmation dialogs for non-free drivers which have a license text (which is a small part of all available drivers, though). But legally this might be required indeed.