Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Jul 20, 2004 at 11:54:24AM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: >> Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > This is a slightly different problem to that of a local law which says "you >> > can't do that". I'm not distributing prohibited technology to an embargoed >> > location by choice. I never thought "hmm, wouldn't it be cool if I sent >> > this to Iran". Instead, the terms of the licence are forcing me to do >> > that. >> >> Almost -- they force you to do that if you modify and distribute. So >> you don't have freedom with respect to the software, because you can't >> modify and distribute without the license urging you to potentially >> break the law. > > So, what, vote with your feet, and leave the country which impose such > ridicoulous constraint on you. No sympathy from me there.
You'll be leaving France soon, then, since you can't download the OCaml Cryptokit while there without violating encryption import restrictions. Right? -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
