On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Josh Triplett wrote: > > Why can't Debian do the same thing that is done with US export licenses? > > Don't put restrictions on use of the logo bitmap, but say "note that this > > does not excuse you from obeying the law, which prohibits you from using the > > trademark to identify your product..." > > > > Just make it clear that the license allows use of the logo in the sense > > that a > > user of the logo won't be sued for copyright violation, and does not address > > other reasons why someone might not be allowed to use the logo. > This would leave the logo clearly non-free; the DFSG does not only cover > copyright-based restrictions on Freedom.
Why doesn't the same reasoning apply to the export law case?
