On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:04 PM, Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 03/10/2010 11:27 AM, Bill Nottingham wrote:Yes. Already asked, Fedora doesn't qualify.
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/world/08export.html
>
> ...
> Seeking to exploit the Internet’s potential for prying open closed
> societies, the Obama administration will permit technology companies to
> export online services like instant messaging, chat and photo sharing to
> Iran, Cuba and Sudan, a senior administration official said Sunday.
> ...
> The administration’s blanket waiver does not apply to encryption and other
> software that makes it harder for the authorities to track people’s Internet
> activity. That category of technology does not fall within the mass-market
> services that can be downloaded free from the Internet, he said.
>
> But the official said the Treasury would grant licenses to such providers on
> a case-by-case basis, and would generally look favorably on them.
> ...
>
> Has the Fedora Board considered asking their legal representatives
> if such a waiver could be granted to the Project as a whole?
Is there a specific reason or reasons why we do not qualify? This would be nice to know since it could have an impact on certain elements in the future.
Greg
~spot
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