LINK CORRECTION: The URL for [1] should be https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/regulations-docs/2395-effective-date-of-huawei-and-affiliates-entity-list-rule
- - - Vice President Marketing & Publicity Vice President Sponsor Relations The Apache Software Foundation Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] On Wed, May 22, 2019, at 15:01, Sally Khudairi wrote: > [this statement is available online at https://s.apache.org/zvEj ] > > Restrictions on exports and reexports to parties named on Entity List > specifically apply to activities and transactions subject to the Export > Administration Regulation (EAR). [1] Open Source publicly available > encryption software source code, as reclassified by the US Department > of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) effective September > 20, 2016, is "publicly available" and "published" and is not "subject > to the EAR." [2] > > Open Source projects involving encryption software source code are > still required to send a notice of the URL to BIS and NSA to satisfy > the "publicly available" notice requirement in EAR ยง 742.15(b). > > The ASF continues to work with Apache projects and their communities to > ensure their notices are up to date and are maintained in the future.[3] > > Open Source software, collaboration on Open Source code, attending open > telephonic or in person meetings, and providing sponsorship funds are > all activities that are not subject to the EAR and therefore should > have no impact on our communities. > > For more information, visit http://apache.org/foundation/license-faq.html > > Roman Shaposhnik > ASF Vice President Legal Affairs > > > We thank DLA Piper and The Linux Foundation for their legal counsel and > collaboration regarding this subject. > > [1] > https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/documents/regulations-docs/2394-huawei-and-affiliatesentity-list-rule/file > > [2] 81 Fed. Reg. 64656, 64668 (September 20, 2016). See also, > https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/encryption/223-new-encryption > > [3] https://www.apache.org/licenses/exports/ > > = = = > > NOTE: you are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the > [email protected] distribution list. To unsubscribe, send email from > the recipient account to [email protected] with the word > "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.
