> > The non-us distribution is considered as part of "Debian GNU/Linux" and > > will thus be split into > > > > non-us/main > > non-us/non-free Dale wrote: > This is all quite redundant. None-us == non-free since those packages in > the non-us catagory are there because of "distribution restrictions". This > is the definition of non-free. I disagree. Those restrictions are being imposed by a third-party jurisdiction (the US government) - so they only affect a subset of the users. Since we're basically a global movement, we shouldn't allow our principles to be held hostage by local politics. What would happen if Iraq passed a law banning web servers? Would we then be obligated to remove Apache from our distribution since it was subjected to "distribution restrictions" ??? We've got to be pragmatic about US encryption law so that we don't get anybody into legal doggie-doo. However, we shouldn't let our principles be held hostage by it. Cheers, - Jim
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