Web page suggestion: add description of "multiverse" to the "Components" page

Warren Weckesser wweckesser at mail.colgate.edu
Sat Nov 6 15:38:09 UTC 2004


I'm not sure if this list is the correct place to send this, but
it seems the most likely.

There is a nice description of the Ubuntu repository components
"main", "restricted" and "universe" at this page

   http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/components/document_view

but this page does not include "multiverse".  (I think the page
was written before multiverse was added.) Could the web master
add a description of multiverse?

Here is a possible description.  It is just a paraphrased version
of the question in the FAQ, with a link:

   The "multiverse" component contains software that is "not free",
   which means the license requirements of this software is not
   compatible with the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL link:
   http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html).

   Please make certain that you verify your rights to use this
   software and comply with the licensing terms of the copyright holder.
   This software receives no support and usually cannot be fixed or
   updated. Use it at your own risk.

The beginning of the page (under "Components") also needs to be
updated with references to multiverse.






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