Re: (COMPATIBILITY) Correct non-US solution
> Simpler: instead of requiring people to add /etc/LEGAL, either add it by
> default or require them to add /etc/ILLEGAL. No reason to have illegal be
> the default, might get someone sued. (Actually, the whole scheme might be
> considered "hooks" for encryption and be illegal in some countries; beats
> me. Too bad only lawyers understand the law. :-( )
The more politically correct way to handle this would be to have
/etc/LEGAL-RESTRICTIONS or something like that, that would include a
single line like "France" or "United States". If this file is not present,
the system would rightfully assume that you live in a free country.
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Michel "Walken" LESPINASSE - Development Engineer at Wind River Systems
walken@wrs.com - http://www.via.ecp.fr/~walken/
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