On Wed, Sep 17, 2003 at 08:04:22PM -0700, Juan Pablo wrote: > It's not clear to me what does Non-US mean? > I read at > http://www.debian.org/mirrors/list-non-US.html and I > conclude it's about software wich is restricted to US > (i.e. prohibited to export but available from other > countries) > But then I found > http://www.debian.org/mirror/mirrors_full.html and it > says this are " packages that can't be distributed in ^^ Instead of "in", you should read "from". Distributing them from the US _to_ some other part of the world would violate USA law. In order to avoid conflicts with a great power, Debian distributes programs that have this problem from servers that are located outside the USA.
> the US due to software patents or use of encryption." > So, what's the truth? > The truth is that the Law is an ass, but as ass can kick and the person who provokes it can get hurt. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
