Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Okay, hopefully the final language change: > > Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say: > >Non-free programs with cryptographic program code must be stored > on >the "non-us" server because

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

Robert Thomson wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 10:41:39PM +, Tim Haynes wrote: > > Robert Thomson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > So long as you don't mail a CD, cross a border, or force-feed to a mirror > > > in one of the 7 victim countries, then you're fine. > > > > But, if you don't m

Re: [PROPOSAL] Allowing crypto in the main archive

Robert Thomson wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:10:55PM -0800, Joey Hess wrote: > > Wichert Akkerman wrote: > > > * DFSG free programs with crypto can be made and (re)distributed > > > from the US now, as long as you don't consciously export it to > > > one of 7 countries which are on a s

Re: Status of non-US

Radovan Garabik wrote: > AFAIK France has lifted the restriction two years ago (or so) That's good to hear. > > all conditions and there are countries for which exports from the US are > > still > > restricted (Iran, Irak, .). We would have to deal with these special > > situations, but I th

Status of non-US

Hi all I would just like to know the current status of non-US within Debian. Now, since the US export regulations for cryptographic software have been weakened, we might be able to include cryptographic software in the main distribution, eliminating non-US completely (well maybe not completely, th

Re: RFC: Changing the NM system

Mariusz Przygodzki wrote: > > On Wednesday 27 December 2000 19:32, Joey Hess wrote: > > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > I propose to stop the current NM process and to reorganize it. > > > > "... let's do the time warp a-gain!". > > > > (Ok, so I'm behind on email, but this is giving me cold sweats.) >

Gibraltar project: first pre-release

Hi all I am pleased to announce the first pre-release of the Gibraltar project. It is a Debian-based firewall/router. The software runs completely from a bootable, live CD-ROM that contains everything needed to build a firewall/router. Log files can be stored on a harddisk partition, configuratio

Re: An ammendment (Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

Anthony Towns wrote: > I imagine this ammendment would be best as a separate option on the > ballot to the original proposal, and as such it will require five seconds. Seconded, if it just would count :) (another plea to the new-maintainer team - no, just kidding, I will wait until all of you th

Re: A rebuttal (was: Re: Formal CFV: General Resolution to Abolish Non-Free)

> They neglect to mention that Debian is already highly successful at > encouraging non-free software authors to relicense, that distributing > software as non-free rather than part of the distribution itself is > already a successful disincentive, that often it is the maintainer of the > non-free

Re: A plea for some peace

, as it happened to logcheck after I convinced the author to make it free. best greets, and PLEASE do not split Debian - it would only harm both sides Rene Mayrhofer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]