>>>>> "Jerry" == Jerry <freebsd.u...@seibercom.net> writes:
>> But doesn't this then shift the burden to every exporter, knowing or >> unknowing, willing or unwilling? >> >> Seems like an onerous burden. Is it well-documented? Jerry> Are you familiar with the axiom: Jerry> Ignorantia juris non excusat or Ignorantia legis neminem excusat Jerry> Translated: Jerry> "ignorance of the law does not excuse" or "ignorance of the law excuses Jerry> no one" In other words, it is a legal principle holding that a person who Jerry> is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law Jerry> merely because he or she was unaware of its content. Jerry> There are exception; however, they are rare. I understand that entirely. Which is why it would be reasonable (and downright ethical) to ensure that every FreeBSD integrator be made well aware of this restriction. It hadn't occurred to *me* for example to think that FreeBSD might be restricted. And I hadn't seen any prominent disclaimers. Why rely on a very very buried notice? -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <mer...@stonehenge.com> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Smalltalk/Perl/Unix consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See http://methodsandmessages.posterous.com/ for Smalltalk discussion _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
