On Tue, Aug 15, 2000 at 03:08:03PM -0600, Dompnier, Frank wrote: > > Name: Frank Dompnier > > Company Name: Talisman Energy Inc. > > Address: Suite 3400, 888 3rd Street SW > > Calgary, Alberta T2P 5C5 > > Phone: (403) 237-1284 > > Fax: (403) 237-1674 > > Email: fdompnier@talisman-energy.com > > Request type: S/W Export restrictions > > > We are interested in purchasing Debian Linux for our subsidiary company > based in Khartoum, Sudan. Please confirm that the use of this technology > will not constitute a prohibited export of goods or technology under > existing United States sanctions laws for this country. If I've contacted > you in error, please forward this correspondence to your sales or legal > representative. I am not a lawyer, this is not legal advice. A copy of recent modifications (Jan 12, 2000) to the EAR (formerly ITAR) strong crypto regulations may be found at http://www.eff.org/pub/Privacy/ITAR_export/2000_export_policy/20000112_cryptoexport_regs.html As I understand the prohibitions, they restrict export of strong crypto from the United States. I believe you'd obviate the problem by transporting the data directly from a third-party nation to a sanctioned state. I don't know if there are any repercussions for a US corporation involved in any such activity. Your contact info indicates you're in Canada. US law may not apply to you in this case. Debian's website, and all conformant ftp mirror sites, include a list of mirrors both in the US and internationally. If you are looking for specific legal advice to guide your firms decitions and policy, I would strongly advise you to contact an attorney with specific experience in this area. This is a technical mailing list, not a legal service. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Opensales, Inc. http://www.opensales.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Debian GNU/Linux rocks! http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ K5: http://www.kuro5hin.org GPG fingerprint: F932 8B25 5FDD 2528 D595 DC61 3847 889F 55F2 B9B0
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