Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, >>"Jonathan" == Jonathan Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jonathan> But I do know the power and effifacy of keeping your head Jonathan> down, chin tucked in, and staying mum. My scheme helps us Jonathan> tuck that chin farther in. Quite. Unfortunately, practicing law without a

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-18 Thread Richard Stallman
Since the main (but not exclusive) use of non-US right now is for crypto software, we might want to create a Crypto-Regulations package which contains references to which countries restrict import and export of crypto, and how, with references to appropriate legislation and document

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-18 Thread Jonathan Walther
Sorry, I was in a bit of a heated state when I wrote the below. No, I don't have any hope for the state of law making. But I do know the power and effifacy of keeping your head down, chin tucked in, and staying mum. My scheme helps us tuck that chin farther in. Jonathan On 17 May 1999, Manoj

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-18 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, From the tone of your remarks, it appears that you expect laws to be reasonable and logical. Unfortunately, that expectation may be unrealistically optimistic. manoj >>"Jonathan" == Jonathan Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Jonathan> No. The scheme makes us less liab

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-17 Thread Chris Waters
Jonathan Walther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > No. The scheme makes us less liable than we already are, since it shows > that we are "trying". Excuse me? Are you a lawyer, or have you consulted with competent legal advisors in order to arrive at this *theory*? I suspect not, and I suspect that

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-17 Thread Jonathan Walther
No. The scheme makes us less liable than we already are, since it shows that we are "trying". It puts us ahead of every other Linux distribution out there. Certainly we only distinguish non-US stuff right now. But the laws of France and Russia are equally clear and well known. We don't increase

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-17 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, I like the idea. But are we then in the position of practicing law (giving legal advice)? Would we be liable for these decisions? We may not be any worse off than we are now, but so far we only make decisions about what is and is not legally exportable from the US, and that is very

Re: (FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-17 Thread J.H.M. Dassen
On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 01:12:20 -0700, Jonathan Walther wrote: > Since the main (but not exclusive) use of non-US right now is for crypto > software, we might want to create a Crypto-Regulations package which > contains references to which countries restrict import and export of > crypto, and how,

(FINISH) Correct non-US solution

1999-05-17 Thread Jonathan Walther
Since the main (but not exclusive) use of non-US right now is for crypto software, we might want to create a Crypto-Regulations package which contains references to which countries restrict import and export of crypto, and how, with references to appropriate legislation and documentation. This wo