[OE-core] [PATCH] parted_1.8.6.bb: add parted that not GPLv3

[Otavio Salvador]

On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 8:33 AM,  <alexander.kanavin at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> Add parted-1.8.6 which is not GPLv3.
>
> I have to say, I still can't support having this in oe-core. Providing
> alternatives to GPLv3 software is fine, but not when the 'alternative' is
> a very old, unsupported version of the same software, which inevitably
> brings issues in functionality and maintenance.

Parted 1.8 is very old and not supported at all. The number of fixes
after it is such huge which makes Parted mostly useless in new storage
and disk formats. I see NO benefit in having it and a serious
maintenance burden.

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