[Please CC, I'm not subscribed] Currently, <http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#nonus> tells US residents that it's OK for them to download software in non-us for private use. That was true when non-us contained only crypto - but a while ago AJ told me that the policy for non-us is "blurry" these days, and it now also includes patent-encumbered software.
So, should I change the FAQ entry and tell US people not to use non-us?? Two possible scenarios of trouble are: - A US CD vendor sells non-us CDs in the US. By doing so, he might be violating US patents. - A user downloads and uses non-us software. Technically, he's also in violation of the patents, but the risk of him being sued is much lower. I hope I'm misinterpreting something and neither case is actually a problem... Cheers, Richard -- __ _ |_) /| Richard Atterer | \/¯| http://atterer.net ¯ '` ¯
