Brian Ristuccia wrote: > We should really have a Debian package header like > Prohibited-By-Thought-Police-In: with a list of ISO country codes to prevent > mirrors in non-free countries from picking up these packages if we know the > software is prohibited there. Otherwise, I think the only other solution > would be for mirror operators to take reposibility for omiting files they > are not able to distribute (yuck).
Excuse me if this is a FAQ, but why isn't there such a header already? It seems like many patent-blighted or crypto packages would be legal in only some countries, and that non-US is too coarse a distinction. -- /\\\ Mincom | Martin Pool | [EMAIL PROTECTED] // \\\ | Software Engineer | Phone: +61 7 3303-3333 \\ /// | Mincom Ltd. | \/// | Teneriffe, Brisbane | Speaking for myself only
