(recommended Followup-To: linux-list hosted at linuxjournal.com) I work on Free² software for microfinance (Mifos). We host source code and downloads on sf.net. There's a concern that we may be in violation of OFAC (or something) if our software can be downloaded from Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. I'm particularly stymied by the thought of trying to coordinate IP blocks with all the gracious, gratis offerings of several different hosting providers (sf.net for scm and downloads, java.net for issue tracking, gmane for mirroring of commit emails and other mailing lists, etc).
Anyone know what to do about this? Or does anyone have a contact I could talk with somewhere like Red Hat, MySQL, Canonical, Mozilla, etc. that could share how to comply with US export regulations? Or maybe someone at the software freedom law center? Other possibly related stuff I found, but don't understand: http://www.redhat.com/licenses/export/ http://www.mysql.com/common/pages/download_access_denied.html what about software download mirrors? Do they also have to block IP addresses in embargoed countries? And is it just me, or are these export laws ridiculous? Seriously, how hard is it to download free software, even if your IP is blocked?
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