Bug#81852: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

[Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>]

Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Okay, one more final language change:
> 
> Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say:
> 
>    Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored
>    on the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S.
> 
>    Programs which use patented algorithms that have a restrictied
>    license also need to be stored on "non-us", since that is located
>    in a country where it is not allowed to patent algorithms.
> 
>    A package that depends on another package which is distributed via
>    the non-us server must to be stored on the non-us server as well.

I second this proposal.

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