Re: non-free/contrib policy

[alegre@saturn.superlink.net (Fernando)]

> A US mirror might allow US citizens and not non-US people to download the
> export restricted programs, and allow the complement of those to download
> the patented programs.

US export restrictions apply to foreigners residing in the US who are
not permanent US residents. For example, a foreign student in an US College
is not allowed to download restricted software.

I don't see any way to comply with US law other than asking each individual to
sign a form and snail-mail it. That could become very inconvenient.

Almost nobody formally complies, but having the restricted packages in a
non-US site is a cleaner solution, IMHO.

Thanks,
	Fernando


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