Re: WARNING: Crypto software to be included into main Debian distribution

[Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu>]

Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> wrote:
> Scripsit Walter Landry <wlandry@ucsd.edu>
> > You seem to be saying that the contract is worthless since it is
> > difficult to enforce.
> 
> No, I'm saying that the contract is unneccesary, because it won't make
> any difference. In the cases where it is possible to enforce it, the
> culprit will already being punished harder than the contract can
> manage to do it.

I'm confused.  How is that different from what I said?

> > You aren't saying anything about whether the law requires Debian to
> > make that contract.
> 
> No. Does the law do that?

That would be my entire point.

Regards,
Walter Landry
wlandry@ucsd.edu