binary packages statment

Scott Wheeler <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.kde.policies
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I think it was on core-devel that this discussion originally happened, but 
this list seems more appropriate.

I just saw the "don't hold us accountable for the binary packages" statement 
on kde.org, i.e.:

http://download.kde.org/binarydownload.html?url=/stable/3.1/SuSE/ix86/8.0/

===
Please note that the KDE Project makes these packages available from the KDE 
web site as a convenience to KDE users. The KDE Project is not responsible 
for these packages as they are provided by third parties - typically, but not 
always, the distributor of the relevant distribution - using tools, 
compilers, library versions and quality assurance procedures over which the 
KDE project has no control. If you cannot find a binary package for your OS, 
or you are displeased with the quality of binary packages available for your 
system, please read the KDE Binary Package Policy and/or contact your binary 
package / OS vendor. 
===

Could that be made more concise -- by tomorrow?  Or at least could we get some 
<b> tags in there for the most relevant parts?  These guys are in a frenzy to 
get to these packages at this point, I really doubt they're going to read all 
of the above.

Maybe:

"Please note the the KDE Project does not produce these packages (or anything 
but source packages), and is not responsible for their content." <link to 
packaging policy>

I'd be nice if people are actually reading the statement rather than 
ceremoniously skipping over it EULA-style.

Cheers,

-Scott (who goes back to ansering adopt-a-geek email)

-- 
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you suddenly visualize that I am looking over your shoulders and say to 
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immortality for me.
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