Hi debian-legal! [ While I occasionally read debian-legal, I might have missed previous discussions on this matter. If you have references to such threads, please give them. ] AFAIK in large parts of the world, e.g. in Europe, software patents are not recognised. Debian has previously used a non-us section (physically hosted in the Netherlands, I think) to work around the U.S. restrictions on export of software implementing strong cryptography. Why not use a similar solution in order to make availble software that is encumbered with patent problems in the U.S. but not elsewhere? -- Hans Ekbrand
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