On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 09:15:01PM +0000, Brian M. Carlson wrote: > On Mon, Jul 07, 2003 at 09:59:34PM -0700, Matt Kraai wrote: > > The thread > > > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200207/msg00029.html > > > > documents the exact rationale for these sections. The following > > patch incorporates its conclusions into the packages page. > > > > I'd appreciate it if the readers of debian-legal would > > double-check it. > > What I saw in that thread was Wichert saying that things in non-US > needed to be there because of patents, and Steve Langasek saying that > that those things needed to be in non-US/non-free. That's not what I see > below.
I only found one reply from Steve Langasek at http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200207/msg00032.html I interpret this as saying that cryptographic software that is non-free cannot move to a server in the US because it does not fall under the same BXA exemptions that allow us to export free cryptographic software. I didn't see anything in his message regarding patents. > > - <dt><em>Non-US/Main</em> and <em>Non-US/Non-Free</em></dt> > > - <dd>These packages cannot be exported from the USA, they are mostly > > - encryption software packages, or software that is encumbered by > > - patent issues. Most of them are free, but some are non-free.</dd> > > + <dt><em>Non-US/Main</em></em></dt> > > + <dd>Packages in this area are free themselves but cannot be > > + stored on a server in the USA because they are encumbered by > > + patent issues.</dd> > > Things in main or non-US/main should not be patent encumbered. > non-US/main is designed so that packages can be imported into the US, > but not exported. If it would not fit the DFSG for any reason, including > being patent-encumbered in the US or other places, then it does not > belong in non-US/main. What belongs in non-US/main? Only software left over from the crypto-in-main transition? [snip] > > One final nitpick: please properly capitalize "non-US", "non-free", and > "main". I was being consistent with the titles of the other sections as listed on that page. -- Matt Kraai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Debian GNU/Linux
