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legality of mailing Debian CDs from US to overseas?



Hey folks,

I've just started a scheme for sending Debian x86 CDs (the
"binary-i386.raw" images) free of charge to educational/non-profit
institutions and affiliates --
http://adler.lib.muohio.edu/~jbfink/debian-giveaway.  As of today I've
sent out seven CDs -- three to US addresses, one to Canada, one to Sweden,
one to Indonesia, and one to the People's Republic of China.  I am located
in the U.S.

Now -- my question is, can I get into any trouble by "exporting" CD-R of
Debian Linux?  I'm just sending burns of the "binary-i386.raw" images that
I get via rsync.  My primary worry (all of a sudden -- I guess I should've
thought of this beforehand but I was *pretty* sure it was okay) is strong
crypto and the (imho, half-asswd) U.S. munitions export laws concerning
crypto over 40bit.

I just want to make sure I can continue my Debian Giveaway project without
fear of the FBI or some mysterious foreign government equivalent pounding
down my door.

Any information or advice would be appreciated!

-- jf


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