On Thu, Jul 01, 1999 at 10:47:22AM +1000, Martin Pool wrote: > 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. >
I've been asking about it a lot, but I'm not really sure what the correct way to deal with it is. Prohibited-By-Thought-Police-In: country-codes or Prohibited-By-Patent-Gestapo: true are possible ways, but perhaps not the correct ones. -- Brian Ristuccia [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
