[Nix-dev] Unfree packages in Nixpkgs

[Mathijs Kwik]

Marc Weber <marco-oweber at gmx.de> writes:

> While I appreciate that things are simple I'm sure we can do even
> better:
>
> nixpkgs.config.allowUnfreePackages = ["skype" "ati"];
> or simply "all" or true to allow all
>
> When setting to true you still may get "new unfree" software
> unnoticed.

We can just forbid packages/modules to look at the allowUnfreePackages
config option to enable special unfree contents.

In my opinion, turning the setting on should not change _anything_ (no
new installs, optional features enabled), just enable access to unfree
stuff. It's up to the user to enable/install those.

>
> Would you mind thinking about whether having such an explicit white list
> would be more valuable than just using "true/false" ?
>
> Marc Weber
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