Tony Mechelynck wrote: > On 17/06/09 12:18, Dave Roberts wrote: > >> (Not sure what's going on with my subscription - I joined "vim_use" and >> "vim_dev" on 4/27 and tried for a couple weeks to send the following but >> always got a "Posting error". I checked my email this morning and >> suddenly I started getting emails from both of them starting around >> 9:15PM Eastern on 6/15. Apologies if this has been addressed since 4/27) >> >> Hello, >> >> I use Vim at work but am changing projects so now want to put it on a >> network that is accessible to some companies in Europe (I'm in the USA). >> That means that even though anyone in those countries can download it >> from http://www.vim.org, etc., I can't put it on this network without >> having an Export Control Classification Number. >> >> I've looked through the archives searching for both "ECCN" and "Export >> Control Classification Number" and have come up empty. Has anyone >> already gone through this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> - Dave >> > > I see Bram gave you an answer, which I understand means you don't need a > license (but IANAL, nor do I play one on TV). > > Since Vim is published in Europe and the companies to whom you want to > make it available are in Europe too, I suppose that (if you want some > faster workaround than attentively reading the Mozilla case study and > applying it to Vim) you can, instead of yourself putting Vim itself on > the network, tell them how to download it from ftp.vim.org (which is an > alias for some part of ftp.nluug.nl, in the Netherlands) and/or read my > HowTo pages (hosted in Belgium where I live, and linked from > http://users.skynet.be/antoine.mechelynck/vim/ ). Then they can build > Vim without the need for the product ever to leave EU territory, thus > taking advantage of the European "free circulation of people and goods" > treaties. > > > Best regards, > Tony. > Tony,
I'll forward this to work, add it to the mix, shake it up a bit, and see what falls out. Thanks, - Dave --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
