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Re: Are DFSG free package in non-us part of Debian?



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>>>>> "john" == john  <john@dhh.gt.org> writes:

    john> James Troup writes:
    >> If we put crypto software into main, we will be responsible for several
    >> mirrors unwittingly violating US export laws.  However lame we think the
    >> laws may be, deliberately inducing other people to unknowingly break the
    >> law is not something we should *ever* contemplate doing.

    john> It is worse than that.  Putting the software on an ftp site from which you
    john> know it is likely to be exported is the same as exporting it yourself as
    john> far as the law is concerned.

So if I put some crypto software on a .de server that is actually
physically located in the US... do I violate US crypto export laws?  I
guess I would...

Scary...

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