Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Glen Pfeiffer wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: >> Jochen Schulz wrote: >>> Correct. And on the EU level they are even discussing to make >>> a similar law obligatory for all member states. >> The EU is not a body (yet) that can enforce laws. Therefore, >> the

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread Glen Pfeiffer
Joe Hart wrote: > Jochen Schulz wrote: >> Correct. And on the EU level they are even discussing to make >> a similar law obligatory for all member states. > > The EU is not a body (yet) that can enforce laws. Therefore, > they cannot mandate laws. Correct me if I am wrong, please, but I believe J

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread Joe Hart
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Jochen Schulz wrote: > Dave Ewart: >> On Tuesday, 06.03.2007 at 10:48 -0600, John Hasler wrote: >> >>> It it my understanding (which may be obsolete or even simply >>> erroneous) that in Germany computer games are not to be made available >>> to childr

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread Jochen Schulz
Dave Ewart: > On Tuesday, 06.03.2007 at 10:48 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > >> It it my understanding (which may be obsolete or even simply >> erroneous) that in Germany computer games are not to be made available >> to children unless they have been approved and that the approval costs >> money. T

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread Dave Ewart
On Tuesday, 06.03.2007 at 10:48 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > _Similar_ reasons. Germany, for example, has a licensing law for > > games (unless it has been repealed recently). > > Johannes writes: > > Germany has a licensing law for free software games? > > It it my understanding (which may be

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > _Similar_ reasons. Germany, for example, has a licensing law for games > (unless it has been repealed recently). Johannes writes: > Germany has a licensing law for free software games? It it my understanding (which may be obsolete or even simply erroneous) that in Germany computer gam

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-06 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
John Hasler wrote: >> (Aside: ``non-DE''? I thought the EU has so far staved off the >> software-patent idiocy.) > > _Similar_ reasons. Germany, for example, has a licensing law for games > (unless it has been repealed recently). Germany has a licensing law for free software games? I never thou

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread John Hasler
I wrote: > Then for similar reasons we'll need non-JP, non-DE, non-AU... Max Hyre writes: > Good point. Let me amend that to suggest the [non-patent] distribution. > (Aside: ``non-DE''? I thought the EU has so far staved off the > software-patent idiocy.) _Similar_ reasons. Germany, for examp

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Max Hyre
John Hasler wrote: > Max Hyre writes: >> Given the status of software patents, though, it might be time to revive >> [non-US]. > > Then for similar reasons we'll need non-JP, non-DE, non-AU... Good point. Let me amend that to suggest the [non-patent] distribution. (Aside: ``non-DE''? I

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/03/07 18:28, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 13:58 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 03/03/07 13:47, Greg Folkert wrote: >>> On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 14:39 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:36:14PM -0500, Gre

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 13:58 -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 03/03/07 13:47, Greg Folkert wrote: > > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 14:39 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > >> On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:36:14PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > >>> It has been deprecated since Woody became oldstable, or exactly th

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Ron Johnson
ing changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? >>> Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. >> Yet another exaple of enforcing US law to the rest of the world! >> > What are you talking about? The law was a US law dealing with US > citizens or residents

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread John Hasler
Andras Lorincz writes: > Has something changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? I wrote: > Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. idsvp-helga writes: > Yet another exaple of enforcing US law to the rest of the world! ROFL. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 10:24:31PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 01:28:15PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > > > Andras Lorincz writes: > > > Has something changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? > > > > Due to changes in US

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread idsvp-helga
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 01:28:15PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > Andras Lorincz writes: > > Has something changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? > > Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. Yet another exaple of enforcing US law to the rest of the world!

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 03:55:56PM -0500, Max Hyre wrote: > John Hasler wrote: > > > Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. > >The changes removed restrictions preventing citizens of the land of > the free from sending strong crypto out of the country. > Actually, the spec

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread John Hasler
Max Hyre writes: > Given the status of software patents, though, it might be time to revive > [non-US]. Then for similar reasons we'll need non-JP, non-DE, non-AU... -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Max Hyre
John Hasler wrote: > Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. The changes removed restrictions preventing citizens of the land of the free from sending strong crypto out of the country. Given the status of software patents, though, it might be time to revive it. --

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/03/07 13:47, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 14:39 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:36:14PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: >>> It has been deprecated since Woody became oldstable, or exactly the same >>> time

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/03/07 13:28, John Hasler wrote: > Andras Lorincz writes: >> Has something changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? > > Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. Specifically, liberalizations made i

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 14:39 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:36:14PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > > > It has been deprecated since Woody became oldstable, or exactly the same > > time Sarge became stable. > > > I don't think it was deprecated. I think it just went

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread John Hasler
Andras Lorincz writes: > Has something changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? Due to changes in US law it was eliminated some time ago. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Mar 03, 2007 at 02:36:14PM -0500, Greg Folkert wrote: > > It has been deprecated since Woody became oldstable, or exactly the same > time Sarge became stable. > I don't think it was deprecated. I think it just went away. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.

Re: Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 21:02 +0200, Andras Lorincz wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using testing and since a few days I get errors like > > /debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No > such file or directory. > > Has something changed recently? Where i

Where is debian-non-US

2007-03-03 Thread Andras Lorincz
Hi, I'm using testing and since a few days I get errors like /debian-non-US/dists/testing/non-US/main/binary-i386/Packages.gz: No such file or directory. Has something changed recently? Where is debian-non-US? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u