Re: [Freetel-codec2] Participant Policies

2020-12-18 Thread David Rowe
Thanks Bruce, I would imagine keeping on the right side of the Defence and Strategic Goods List and Ham Radio regulations (or the local equivalent in any given country) would avoid any issues, and certainly the more dramatic scenarios you have alluded to.  I'll ask a few questions with my

[Freetel-codec2] Participant Policies

2020-12-18 Thread Bruce Perens via Freetel-codec2
Besides ITAR/EAR, looking at the treason laws in the USA, there is jail time for rendering aid to foreign military, and instructing in military activities requires your organization to be registered with the Attorney General (for careful watching). I wrote participant policies for ORI about 2

Re: [Freetel-codec2] ITAR / EAR

2020-12-18 Thread Bruce Perens via Freetel-codec2
On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:17 AM Greg Troxel wrote: > helping anyone foreign do anything military, even if > that thing is not specifically on the USML, is prohibited. I think > that's section 3, but I was also trained to be extra paranoid and stay > away from the edges. It makes sense to go

[Freetel-codec2] Participant Policies

2020-12-18 Thread Bruce Perens via Freetel-codec2
On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 10:45 AM Greg Troxel wrote: > > While not prohibiting military use of codec2 (because that's not the > open source way), there should be a prohibition against asking for > help with military use (because a lot of such help is unlawful for > many). > I wrote a