Re: Non-US Packages
On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 08:04:22PM -0700, Juan Pablo wrote:
> It's not clear to me what does Non-US mean?
> I read at
> http://www.debian.org/mirrors/list-non-US.html and I
> conclude it's about software wich is restricted to US
> (i.e. prohibited to export but available from other
> countries)
> But then I found
> http://www.debian.org/mirror/mirrors_full.html and it
> says this are " packages that can't be distributed in
^^
Instead of "in", you should read "from". Distributing them from the US
_to_ some other part of the world would violate USA law. In order to
avoid conflicts with a great power, Debian distributes programs that
have this problem from servers that are located outside the USA.
> the US due to software patents or use of encryption."
> So, what's the truth?
>
The truth is that the Law is an ass, but as ass can kick and the
person who provokes it can get hurt.
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@peakpeak.com
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