Jakob Bøhm wrote:
>
> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >
>
> However some of this is speculative, maybe someone
> closer to the core should survey the existing mirrors
> to check how many can actually carry crypto legally,
> then it would be easier to decide whether or
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> >>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Jakob> The main archive is mirrored and copied around the globe both
> Jakob> inside and outside SPI. Including anything which it would
> Jakob> be illega
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> >>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Jakob> What I was proposing was, that package maintainers would
> Jakob> (by some future policy change not directly related to non-us)
>
> Frankly, I w
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
>
> This is wrong. If there is no problem exporting it from the
> US, it shall be put on master proper (we don't care what the laws in
> iran say, for example, when it comes to putting software on the sites
> in the US).
>
> People, I know this appare
Nicolás Lichtmaier wrote:
>
> > Okay, hopefully the final language change:
> >
> > Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say:
> >
> >Non-free programs with cryptographic program code must be stored on
> >the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S.
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>
> >>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Jakob> 2. Mechanical filtering on specific common issues including
> Jakob> the meta-issue "other problems" becomes possible, e.g. when
> Jakob>
Remco Blaakmeer wrote:
>
>
> 'non-US' seems to be a misnomer nowadays (as it has been
for some time
> already). Should it perhaps be replaced by 'crypto' and
'patented', so
> that both can be separately mirrored in different
countries?
>
> Remco
> --
Many crypto algorithms are patented, so there
Placing crypto software in any part of the main
archive still has a very important legal problem:
Even though the US may have lifted its restrictions
on crypto stuff, some other countries might not
(China?, Russia?). This means three subproblems:
1. Placing crypto stuff in the "us" archive will
8 matches
Mail list logo
