> I think the license of xserver-xorg-driver-nsc isn't free because the > section containing: "Under CURRENT (2001) U.S. export regulations this > software is eligible for export from the U.S. and can be downloaded by > or otherwise exported or reexported worldwide EXCEPT to U.S. embargoed > destinations which include Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, > Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan and any other country to which the U.S. has > embargoed goods and services." may not suit freedom 2: The freedom to > redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor. So i disagree with > bbrian regarding this point. > > > This one is most likely freedom-limiting.
This discussion strikes me as being kind of silly. The reason why it can't be exported is likely because it contains cryptographic elements, which the US (and a lot of other countries) count as munitions and/or items which are restricted for export (see EAR/ITAR in the US).
This argument can be drawn out to the point of absurdity: According to the ASF, most Apache projects contain elements which are export restricted. Would you remove them from gNewSense as well?
In addition: The software license is not what restricts the distribution, but the *law* of the country you are residing. That is an important point to remember. All this paragraph says is: "If you export this, you may wish to follow the laws of the country in which you reside."
-Justin -- Justin Baugh (baughj at gnu dot org) Senior Systems Administrator Free Software Foundation _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
