>>>>> "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.
