Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Matt Kraai wrote: > > * it contains cryptographic program code which needed to be > > stored on a non-US server because of United States export > > restrictions, or > > This is no longer true. Uh, I agree that such packages no longer need to be in a non-US section. But this is the reason why the majority of such packages are there now, right (note the reason says `needed', not `need')? > > * it contains program code which needs to be stored on a non-US > > server because of United States patents. > > This is. What does this mean for users, ftp mirrors, and CD distributors in the United States? Can they legally use, mirror, or distribute such software therein? I also thought of another potential reason: * it contains program code which needs to be stored on a non-US server because of the DMCA. Are any packages in a non-US section for this reason? If not, are such packages allowed? Matt
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