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have we already unblocked our SourceForge downloads?
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Aaron Spike <spikeac@...836...> wrote:
On 2/8/2010 1:20 PM, Felipe Sanches wrote:
let's unblock it! SourceForge Removes Blanket Blocking <
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/02/08/1620238/SourceForge-Removes-Blanket-B...
on Monday February 08, @12:12PM
Posted by ScuttleMonkey http://slashdot.org/%7EScuttleMonkey/ on Monday February 08, @12:12PM from the power-to-the-people dept. government http://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=government Recently there was much gnashing of teeth as SourceForge (who shares a corporate overlord with Slashdot) started programmatically blocking users in certain countries <
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/01/25/1854241/SourceForge-Clarifies-Denial-...
to comply with US export restrictions. Thankfully they didn't let it end there and have found a way to put the power back in the hands of the users http://ow.ly/14U1k. /"Beginning now, every project admin can click on Develop -> Project Admin -> Project Settings to find a new section called Export Control. By default, we've ticked the more restrictive setting. If you conclude that your project is *not* subject to export regulations, or any other related prohibitions, you may now tick the other check mark and click Update. After that, all users will be able to download your project files as they did before last month's change."/
If this cover's things like SSL Do we need to quit distributing python?
Aaron Spike
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If this cover's things like SSL Do we need to quit distributing python?
Aaron Spike
From the report of the monthly GNU Advisory Committee (GAC) meeting
that took place on Thursday - Feb. 4th:
- Brian: techno-legal question, what about crypto packages that in the past we could not release from the US?
- Karl: I recall discussing this with Werner K, rms, brett, thought the conclusion was that US distribution was ok now. Will research and confirm/deny. [In later communications, it was confirmed by rms that US distribution of cryptographic software is indeed ok now.]
rms = Richard Stallman
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Felipe Sanches