non-free software in Ubuntu

[Dmitrijs Ledkovs]

On 5 December 2012 10:26, Enrico Weigelt <enrico.weigelt at vnc.biz> wrote:
>
>> > Could those packages be candidates for the multiverse section ?
>>
>> Yes, but IANAL. Your license needs to allow distribution.
>
> Of course.
>
> We havent't decided on the exact terms yet. Our goal is:
>
> a) allow distros to redistribute the binary packages AS-IS
>    (for now just .deb's, maybe .rpm and other will follow)
> b) deny integrators to repackage and essentially sell it as their own,
>    (these parties should have explicit contracts with us)
> c) free-of-charge for small companies, personal or educational use
>

It's best for these packages to be self-hosted on the web-servers you control.
It is very easy to setup apt & rpm repositories.
Note that OpenERP installations & paths vary widely between
installations and one deb/rpm will not fit all.
Launchpad & Ubuntu archive(s) components accept source uploads only
which may or may not fit your distribution model.

Regards,

Ubuntu Core Developer
Dmitrijs.