This should be discussed on either devel@ or advisory-board@, not the marketing list. > this would also mean that tools like proxytunnel and corkscrew are bad > as they are intended to punch holes in http(s) proxies. This is > certainly not common use as they are used to circumvent proxies like > websense, etc. These tools have been part of the fedora repositories > for some time. And what about legal risks concerning the Security > spin? This can also be used in illegal ways. > > My 2cents as I am also not happy with this policy. > Gerard > > On 11/14/10, Jan Wildeboer <jwildebo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > IMHO it is a risky decision. By limiting the field of use that governs what > > constitutes "acceptable" behaviour of Fedora, we effectively add regulations > > based on a vague feeling of "this could be somehow something that might put > > Fedora at risk". > > > > I expect a full and thorough analysis of which tools we currently ship could > > be excluded under this new doctrine. Think of nmap, wireshark etc. Tools > > that have a perfect use for debugging but can also be used for not-so- good > > things. > > > > With this decision, it will become hard to justify why some tools are OK and > > others pose a legal risk. > > > > I am not happy with this new policy. > > > > Jan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: marketing-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > <marketing-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: Fedora Marketing team <marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sun Nov 14 10:30:19 2010 > > Subject: [in the news] New Legal Guideline > > > > Hi, > > > > Some news in German about new legal guideline on pro-linux.de: > > > > Fedora gibt sich Richtlinie fÃr Sicherheitssoftware > > http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16390/fedora-gibt-sich-richtlinie-fuer- sicherheitssoftware.html > > > > Regards, vinz. > > -- > > marketing mailing list > > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > -- > > marketing mailing list > > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing > > > -- > Gerard Braad â åæå > Project-lead Fedora-MIPS > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:gbraad > -- > marketing mailing list > marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing -- marketing mailing list marketing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing
