Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Anthony Towns
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 01:30:09PM -0800, Walter Landry wrote: > It does suck that Debian doesn't have integrated crypto. I never > claimed otherwise. I live in the US and I hate it. But that doesn't > change the fact that I can't export code to people and say, "Do > whatever you want with it."

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote: > Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > However, it seems I'm currently enmeshed in a battle to convince > > people that there is a use restriction. In that case, a number of the > > pieces of software that Debian distributes do not allow

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Feb 28, 2002 at 01:32:13PM -0800, Walter Landry wrote: > Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The essence of your argument seems to be that, rather than doing the > > best we can to promote and spread Free Software under the circumstances, > > we have a moral imperative via the DFS

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > However, it seems I'm currently enmeshed in a battle to convince > people that there is a use restriction. In that case, a number of the > pieces of software that Debian distributes do not allow additional > restrictions. Regardless of our philosophy.

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The essence of your argument seems to be that, rather than doing the > best we can to promote and spread Free Software under the circumstances, > we have a moral imperative via the DFSG to stick our collective head in > the sand whenever our philosophy co

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
Anthony Towns wrote: > I'm also not really sure why everyone wants to make this into such a big > thing. Seriously: everyone putting their 2c in just isn't useful. It > might be fun for you, but it's a nuisance and a waste of time for the > people who're actually trying to get some work done. If y

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Scripsit Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > You seem to be saying that the contract is worthless since it is > > difficult to enforce. > > No, I'm saying that the contract is unneccesary, because it won't make > any difference. In the cases where it

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:34:41PM -0800, Walter Landry wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote: > > Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > And to answer a question posed by Steve Langsek, yes, people can lie. > > > People have always been able to break licenses. Just bec

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Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > So why bother trying to make a *contract* with users to enforce > > things that *criminal law* already enforces in every case where the > > contract could be of value? Isn't that just what we (debian-legal) > > say is non-free when somebody else tries

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Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Anthony Towns
On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 10:33:45PM -0800, Walter Landry wrote: > Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So we're going to put a notice on the US websites telling people that, > if they want to use the software for nukes, they can't get it here but > have to go to a non-us mirror? Isn't this basi

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
So since Ben Collins seems sure that the crypto-in-main is happening regardless of this discussion here (and there's no reason it shouldn't), I'm bowing out of this thread. It seems pointless to continue arguing the point. Thomas

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does *Debian* have to make it a condition that *other people* don't > make nukes with the software? As you pointed out yourself, the > government already makes it criminal for people to manufacture nukes > (not just the U.S. government; hobby nukemaking

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote: > Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > And to answer a question posed by Steve Langsek, yes, people can lie. > > People have always been able to break licenses. Just because it is > > difficult to police doesn't make it irrelevant. Debia

Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

2002-02-28 Thread Walter Landry
Sam Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > True; I think Thomas is a bit confused on this one. > > I believe that adding a use restriction to our EULA (and thus having > an EULA) would violate the social contract. > > However putting a notice on US websites so that people who want to > construct nu