Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-02-20 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 02:49:14PM +0100, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > Ok, I know I am a bit late, but since I recently got my Debian > developer status and this is exactly what I asked for in my mail on > 2001-01-01, I second this. > Are 2 seconds (this should be the 2. second on this phrasing if I > h

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-02-20 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Wichert Akkerman 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

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-31 Thread Jürgen A. Erhard
[Yes, I know I'm (a bit) late, but I think one point has to be raised, and as no-one has done so as far as I can tell...] You are all aware that the http://www.bxa.doc.gov/Encryption/Default.htm are Crypt Policies of the *Administration*, right? And we also know that this administration has chang

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-30 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Steve" == Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Steve> On 29-Jan-01, 20:07 (CST), Anthony Towns wrote: >> On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 07:34:57PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> > Heh. Sure. I'll do it once. And your proposal has no way of >> > ensuring the tags are either accurat

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-30 Thread Steve Greenland
On 29-Jan-01, 20:07 (CST), Anthony Towns wrote: > On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 07:34:57PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > > >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: > > Anthony> Are you going to go through the distribution and maintain a > > Anthony> list of which packages all these tags apply to, and

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-30 Thread Raul Miller
On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 09:23:26AM +1000, Anthony Towns wrote: > Personally, I'm developing a bit of a pet peeve against people who > insist that things be done while at the same time refusing to do them > themselves. > > Are you going to go through the distribution and maintain a list of > which p

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 07:34:57PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: > Anthony> Are you going to go through the distribution and maintain a > Anthony> list of which packages all these tags apply to, and which > Anthony> they don't? > Heh. Sure. I'll do

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: >> > This is a complete strawman. No one's said anything about adding 150+ >> > countries. Maybe two or three, or even half a dozen, but not 150+. >> ANd, incidentally, if any tags are permitted, I shall insist >> on at least non-india, non-bhutan, non-nep

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread Anthony Towns
On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 12:51:35PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > [incidentally, your sigs all fail to verify, for some reason] Geez, what now? Stupid bloody program. > >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: > Anthony> In truth, other members of the Debian community (using the > Anthon

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, [incidentally, your sigs all fail to verify, for some reason] >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: Anthony> On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 01:05:43AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: Anthony> Actually we're currently making the determination on whether Anthony> the software's legal to di

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Colin" == Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Colin> In a non-free package I maintain, I explain in Colin> debian/copyright why the package is in non-free, to aid CD-ROM Colin> distributors trying to decide whether they can include the Colin> package. Does this mean that I have to add

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread idalton
On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 12:42:22PM +, Colin Watson wrote: > Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Jakob> no-source (example: Netscape, opera) > > Jakob> no-commercial-use (example: zyxel) > > Jakob> payment-required (example: ope

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-29 Thread Colin Watson
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Jakob> no-source (example: Netscape, opera) > Jakob> no-commercial-use (example: zyxel) > Jakob> payment-required (example: opera<5.0) > Jakob> contains-crypto (example: RSA, gnupg) > Jakob> uses-us-

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 01:05:43AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: > > Would you also object to adding a header to the Packages files something > > like: > > >Package: xine-decss > >Section: non-US/utils > >Distribution-Hint: non-US, non-UK >

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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 not > losing the remaining mirror

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Arthur" == Arthur Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Arthur> Hi Arthur> Manoj Srivastava schrieb: >> I repeat: we only have non-US since master lives in US, and we >> must obey US laws for master while master is here. How up are >> you on the laws of Bhutan, if I may ask? Arthur> Why is ma

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jakob> 5. For countries in which almost anything is illegal, Jakob> dropping Debian mirroring in those countries is already Jakob> being done as a solution. The end cases are not the problem; what is a problem is that there is a spe

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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 illegal to post or copy anywhere in the world could get >

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Arthur Korn
Seth Arnold schrieb: > No, moving the main server to some other country would just strain the > poor intercontinental links all the more, as nice a political statement > as it would make. There could still be partial mirrors everywhere, but only _one_ master. ciao, 2ri

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Seth Arnold
* Arthur Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010128 03:48]: > Shure the US is getting preferential treatment. Would you ever > bother to set up master in, say, Iran and have to maintain a > second master even though everything could be put onto the > second master in the first place? I would guess a large p

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Arthur Korn
Hi Manoj Srivastava schrieb: > I repeat: we only have non-US since master lives in US, and we > must obey US laws for master while master is here. How up are > you on the laws of Bhutan, if I may ask? Why is master in such a restrictive country as the US anyway? As long as there are any contries

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Anthony" == Anthony Towns writes: Anthony> On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 08:38:37PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Oh, in case you are wondering, I shall formally object to any >> such scheme to pull any more software off master that we

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-28 Thread Adam McKenna
On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 08:38:37PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > Debian is inclusive; and things that can't be put on master > are put on the non-{the country master lives in} servers. People in > jurisdiction where some software is illegal, can always craft rsync > rules to do partial

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-27 Thread Anthony Towns
On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 08:38:37PM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > >>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Oh, in case you are wondering, I shall formally object to any > such scheme to pull any more software off master that we are not > constrained to do because of silly pa

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-27 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"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 illegal to post or copy anywhere in the world could get Jakob> those mirrors and users in troub

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-27 Thread Sam TH
On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 10:37:57PM +0100, Jakob B?hm wrote: > 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 soft

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-27 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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 would be opposed to such a policy mod. I am not > con

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-27 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"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 would be opposed to such a policy mod. I am not convinced that such granularity does not o

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-25 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"Jakob" == Jakob Bøhm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jakob> I propose changing end to: Jakob> because of export, import and possession restrictions of various Jakob> countries (not limited to the USA). This is wrong. If there is no problem exporting it from the US, it shall be put on

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-25 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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.

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-25 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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> creating cd-roms or mirrors, or when setting up a > Jakob> fool

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-23 Thread Nicolás Lichtmaier
> 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. > >Programs which use patented algo

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-23 Thread Michael Alan Dorman
Sam TH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The Texas legal profession got pissed, since Nolo was taking their > clients, and sued. There were also allegations that Nolo was including out-of-date materials, forms, etc. IANAL, but my wife has a JD... Mike.

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-23 Thread Sam TH
On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 03:40:56PM -0600, 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> creating cd-roms or mirro

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-23 Thread Manoj Srivastava
>>"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> creating cd-roms or mirrors, or when setting up a Jakob> fool-proofing filter on apt to protect ones

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-23 Thread Raul Miller
On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 11:57:31PM +0100, Jakob B?hm wrote: > Some examples of issues for 2 include > > no-source (example: Netscape, opera) > no-commercial-use (example: zyxel) > payment-required (example: opera<5.0) These are all non-free. If they're also in non-US there must be other reasons.

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-22 Thread Glenn McGrath
Remco Blaakmeer wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Jakob Bøhm wrote: > > > Placing crypto software in any part of the main > > archive still has a very important legal problem: > > > > Sorry, to be putting down a nice idea, but I would > > hate to see the project getting in trouble from > > check

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-22 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-22 Thread Remco Blaakmeer
On Sun, 21 Jan 2001, Jakob Bøhm wrote: > Placing crypto software in any part of the main > archive still has a very important legal problem: > Sorry, to be putting down a nice idea, but I would > hate to see the project getting in trouble from > checking only US laws. 'non-US' seems to be a mis

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-21 Thread Jakob Bøhm
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

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-12 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 09:20:35AM -0800, Pete Lypkie wrote: > >Programs which use patented algorithms that have a restricted > >license must also be stored on "non-us", since the "non-us" server > >[...] > > By the way, what does "restricted license" mean in this context? > > Surely ev

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Pete Lypkie
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 10:06:41AM +, Julian Gilbey wrote: > Better English: > >Programs which use patented algorithms that have a restricted >license must also be stored on "non-us", since the "non-us" server >is located in a country where patenting algorithms is not >permitte

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Raul Miller
> > This would be non-DFSG if we couldn't distribute it at all. On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 11:17:05PM -0800, Seth David Schoen wrote: > You can certainly say "this _archive_ is only for the use of residents > of the following countries" and even try to enforce that, as long as > you don't actually tr

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 04:27:37PM -0800, Wichert Akkerman 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

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Seth David Schoen
Raul Miller writes: > On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > non-US/main, since the license to the software itself is free. > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:47:57PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > But if I don't misunderstand chapter 7 (and 8) of the GPL a program > > licenced under the G

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Raul Miller
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > non-US/main, since the license to the software itself is free. On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 02:47:57PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > But if I don't misunderstand chapter 7 (and 8) of the GPL a program > licenced under the GPL that is threatened by a patent

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Marco d'Itri wrote: > > But is it non-US/main or non-US/non-free? > > non-US/main, since the license to the software itself is free. But if I don't misunderstand chapter 7 (and 8) of the GPL a program licenced under the GPL that is threate

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Florian Weimer
Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Package which have a DFSG-compliant license and don't use a patented > algorithm will be allowed in main (as happens right now). Which algorithms qualify as "patented"? Those for which are patent exists, or those where the patent owner has published

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Adrian De Leon
On 11 Jan 2001 01:29:14 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > >... > >Programs which use patented algorithms that have a restrictied > >license also need to be stored on "non-us", since that is located > >in a country where it is not allowed to pa

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jan 11, Drake Diedrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Due to the dilligence of our security agencies the blacklisted 7 are not >on the Internet (the official US govt line IIRC). At the very least it >appears They've made it difficult to get IP numbers and DNS names if you're >blacklisted.

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Julian Gilbey
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 04:16:18PM -0800, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > This is a slightly updated changed to reflect comments from people. > Debian developers can second this proposal for inclusion in the > policy text. > > Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say: > >N

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho
On 20010111T010726+0100, Rene Mayrhofer wrote: > I am now about 2 - 3 days away from my first upload of freeswan. Should it go > into net (instead of non-US) now ? :-) No. A proposal does not automatically mean a policy change. -- %%% Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho % [EMAIL PROTECTED] % http://www.iki.

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-11 Thread Nils Lohner
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joey Hess writes: >Wichert Akkerman wrote: >> * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed >> from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to >> one of 7 countries which are on a special blacklist > >Of course that raises the q

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Drake Diedrich
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:41:39PM +, Tim Haynes wrote: > > But, if you don't mind me being absolutely clear, putting the stuff up on a > publicly accessible site based in the US knowing that folks from the dodgy > 7 might come visiting is still acceptable? > Due to the dilligence of our

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Marco d'Itri wrote: > But is it non-US/main or non-US/non-free? non-US/main, since the license to the software itself is free. Wichert. -- / Generally uninteresting signature - ignore at your convenience \ | [EMAIL

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Jan 11, Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Programs which use patented algorithms that have a restrictied > license must also be stored on "non-us", since that is located in a > country where it is not allowed to patent algorithms. But is it non-US/main or non-US/non-free?

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Craig Sanders
On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 12:38:40AM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > That means if you use an algorithm that is patented in Germany > the package will be in non-us? You better rename this "non-US" > to "patented/main" and add the other needed "patented/contrib", > "patented/non-free" and "patented/non-US

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Adrian Bunk wrote: > Any examples of such countries? See an earlier post I made, that listed them all. > * Tell all the FTP mirrors of non-US that must of them are no longer > allowed to ship non-US (e.g. ftp.de.debian.org is located in Germany > where it's not 100% forbidden to pa

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: >... >Programs which use patented algorithms that have a restrictied >license also need to be stored on "non-us", since that is located >in a country where it is not allowed to patent algorithms. >... Any examples of such countries? > If t

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Anthony Towns
Yay. More random crossposts amongst multiple lists. Bcc'ed to -project. On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 01:13:32AM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > In addition, packages which have a DFSG-compliant license and use > a patented algorithm that does not have a restrictive license will > also be allowed in ma

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
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. Programs which use patented algorithms that have

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Okay, one more final language change: Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say: Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored on the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S. Programs which use patented algorithms that have

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Joey Hess wrote: > You could just devolve it to the maintainers of the packages in question. > It's not a great deal different from deciding if a package belongs in > non-free, main, or cannot be put in debian at all. But ftpmaster verifies that as well, that's why it takes a while be

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > So for the export restrictions only a "non-US/non-free" will be needed. > > crypto export restrictions, yes. Right. > > > That means if you use an algorithm that is patented in Germany the package > > will be in non-us? You better rename this "non-U

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
This is a slightly updated changed to reflect comments from people. Debian developers can second this proposal for inclusion in the policy text. Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say: Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored on the "non-

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Joey Hess
Wichert Akkerman wrote: > The exact restrictions are listed in some legal documentation; you can > find it at the URL I gave earlier. We could indeed consider this on a > per-package basis, but this would mean a lot of extra work for our > ftpmaster team, which I don't think is warranted for non-fr

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Andrea Glorioso wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but does this mean that program which are > under a DFSG-compliant *license* and which don't have > patent-encumbered code will be allowed to stay in main? Package which have a DFSG-compliant license and don't use a patented algorithm wi

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Robert Thomson wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:41:39PM +, Tim Haynes wrote: > > Robert Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > So long as you don't mail a CD, cross a border, or force-feed to a mirror > > > in one of the 7 victim countries, then you're fine. > > > > But, if you don't m

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Adam Heath wrote: > What if the non-free program contains source, but is non-free for other > reasons? The exact restrictions are listed in some legal documentation; you can find it at the URL I gave earlier. We could indeed consider this on a per-package basis, but this would mean a lo

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Adrian Bunk wrote: > So for the export restrictions only a "non-US/non-free" will be needed. crypto export restrictions, yes. Right. > That means if you use an algorithm that is patented in Germany the package > will be in non-us? You better rename this "non-US" to "patented/main" and

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Rene Mayrhofer
Robert Thomson wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:10:55PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > > > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > > > one of 7 countries which are on a s

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: >... > Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored > on the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S. So for the export restrictions only a "non-US/non-free" will be needed. > Programs which use

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Robert Thomson
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:41:39PM +, Tim Haynes wrote: > Robert Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > So long as you don't mail a CD, cross a border, or force-feed to a mirror > > in one of the 7 victim countries, then you're fine. > > But, if you don't mind me being absolutely clear, putti

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Sean 'Shaleh' Perry wrote: > I was of the understanding that we would also have to notify the US of what is > on our site. We only need to tell them that our site has crypto stuff from what I understand. Wichert. --

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Tim Haynes
Robert Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:10:55PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > > > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > > > one of 7 countr

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Robert Thomson
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:10:55PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > > one of 7 countries which are on a special blacklist > > Of course th

RE: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
I was of the understanding that we would also have to notify the US of what is on our site.

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Buddha Buck
At 12:51 PM 01-10-2001 -0800, Wichert Akkerman wrote: In light of this I'm proposing to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say: Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored on the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S. Programs

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 22:11:21 +0100, Arthur Korn wrote: > We do "consciously export" crypto to the blacklisted countries if we put > it into main, don't we? I doubt it. I strongly suspect Transmeta's lawyers have gone over this issue before (witness ftp.kernel.org/pub/welcome.msg and pub/linux/

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread J.H.M. Dassen \(Ray\)
On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 13:10:55 -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > > one of 7 countries which are on a special blacklist > > Of course that

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Andrea Glorioso
> "Wichert" == Wichert Akkerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Wichert> I've been reading through the current US export policies Wichert> in between lately to see if we still need non-US, or at Wichert> least in the way we currently have it (there is lots of Wichert> info on the c

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Arthur Korn
Hi We do "consciously export" crypto to the blacklisted countries if we put it into main, don't we? Wichert Akkerman schrieb: > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > one of 7 countries which are on

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Adam Heath
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored > on the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S. What if the non-free program contains source, but is non-free for other reasons? > Programs whi

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Joey Hess
Wichert Akkerman wrote: > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > one of 7 countries which are on a special blacklist Of course that raises the question: What can Debian do to prevent export to one of

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

2001-01-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Wichert Akkerman wrote: > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > one of 7 countries which are on a special blacklist Extra info: those 7 are Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and