From 11aacf6aaea54788f624f6d1a610b58587fb0dcd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Ulrich=20M=C3=BCller?= Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 19:22:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] profiles: package.use.mask unknown-license for linux-firmware. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/318841#c20 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller --- profiles/base/package.use.mask | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/profiles/base/package.use.mask b/profiles/base/package.use.mask index c8eddb9fb788..03f8e8c920bd 100644 --- a/profiles/base/package.use.mask +++ b/profiles/base/package.use.mask @@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ # This file is only for generic masks. For arch-specific masks (i.e. # mask everywhere, unmask on arch/*) use arch/base. +# Ulrich Müller (18 May 2019) +# Firmware images without a known license. Most likely, upstream +# redistribution may conflict with the licenses or lack thereof +# on the images. Check the WHENCE file in the package for specific +# terms. Masked to prevent accidental installation of these files, +# bug #318841#c20. +sys-kernel/linux-firmware unknown-license + # Andreas K. Hüttel (11 May 2019) # app-accessibility/festival: # Outdated, EAPI=2, unmaintained, segfaults immediately. -- 2.26.2