>>>>> "Walter" == Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Walter> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote: >> Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Thomas Bushnell, BSG) wrote: > > "You might >> consider" is a far cry from "you must". I don't think you > > >> understand how lawyers give recommendations. > > Are you >> suggesting that Debian not do those things? Is Debian going > >> to distribute crypto without doing reverse IP lookups and >> without the > use restrictions? >> >> The use restrictions are contrary to our own existing policies, >> so we can't take that recommendation. Walter> These restrictions are in place whether or not we tell Walter> people about them. As US residents, we are prohibited Walter> from exporting the software to people who are using it for Walter> nuclear, biological, or chemical warfare. Whether or not Walter> we put a notice on the website is immaterial. To make it Walter> completely clear, I quote True; I think Thomas is a bit confused on this one. I believe that adding a use restriction to our EULA (and thus having an EULA) would violate the social contract. However putting a notice on US websites so that people who want to construct nuclear or biological weapons know they should grab the software from outside the US does not seem unreasonable.