CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Pavel Kharitonov <ineiev> 10/11/18 16:14:53
Modified files:
philosophy : wassenaar.html
Log message:
RT #636438: fix agreement name; rm irrelevant link
The official name of the agreement is
Wassenaar Arrangement (http://www.wassenaar.org)
http://www.stand.org.uk/ has no relation to the agreement
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/wassenaar.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.15&r2=1.16
Patches:
Index: wassenaar.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/wassenaar.html,v
retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -b -r1.15 -r1.16
--- wassenaar.html 29 Jul 2010 08:44:08 -0000 1.15
+++ wassenaar.html 18 Nov 2010 16:14:48 -0000 1.16
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<title>The Wassenaar Agreement - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
(FSF)</title>
+<title>The Wassenaar Arrangement - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
(FSF)</title>
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
-<h2>The Wassenaar Agreement</h2>
+<h2>The Wassenaar Arrangement</h2>
<p>
-Our first information about the new Wassenaar agreement came in the
+Our first information about the new Wassenaar Arrangement came in the
form of a newspaper article, which said that export of encryption
software would be prohibited—and this seemed to include free
software. So we posted an announcement seeking people in
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
of free software for encryption.</p>
<p>
-Subsequently the actual text of the new version of Wassenaar was
+Subsequently the actual text of the new version of Wassenaar Arrangement was
published. Then we saw that it continues to have an exception that
seems to cover free software. (They use the term “public
domain”, but they seem to mean something like free software by
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
<p>
However, the US continues to seek such restrictions, and therefore it
makes sense to continue our preparations, as a precaution in case a
-future version of the Wassenaar agreement places further restrictions
+future version of the Wassenaar Arrangement places further restrictions
on exportation of free software.</p>
<p>
Here is our interpretation of the text of the latest Wassenaar
-agreement, as we have seen it. This has not been checked by a
+Arrangement, as we have seen it. This has not been checked by a
lawyer.</p>
<p>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
<p>
Finnish officials have stated that <cite>“nothing will change as
far as the “public domain” software and the Dec 3
-Wassenaar agreement are concerned.”</cite></p>
+Wassenaar Arrangement are concerned.”</cite></p>
<p>
In Denmark, we are told, there has been an incident where the Ministry
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
for download.</p>
<p>
-People in the UK can help by looking
-at <a href="http://www.stand.org.uk/";>http://www.stand.org.uk/</a>
-and participate in their campaign.</p>
-
-<p>
Recent news indicate that the Australian government has prohibited the
export of free software for encryption by modifying the Wassenaar list
that related to the definition of software “in the public
@@ -98,7 +93,7 @@
<p>
Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2010/07/29 08:44:08 $
+$Date: 2010/11/18 16:14:48 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
