Re: [Camm Maguire <camm@enhanced.com>] maxima
Brian Ristuccia <brian@ristuccia.com> writes:
> It's unfortunate when a law gets written into a software license or even
> incorporated by reference because (among other reasons) laws are usually
> limited in geopolitical scope and often modified or repealed. In this case,
> if The Export Administration Act of 1979 is modified or repealed, it's
> unclear if I must still be subject to its terms when distributing the
> software.
No, I don't think so at all. The clause states a fact; it does not
add a requirement to the license. DOE requires that you state this
fact, but not that you make the law itself part of the conditions of
the license. So I don't think you have to worry about this kind of
clause.
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