The first piece is to not import the stuff into the U.S. in the first place. Yeah, some is made in the U.S. but I am not sure how much.
I do know that I can download a lot more stuff from the Canonical main server than from a U.S. mirror. On 11/25/09, Adam Monsen <hair...@gmail.com> wrote: > (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? > -- Phil Hughes nica...@gmail.com -- p...@ctpni.com
