USA export restrictions and GPL - how can they co-exist?

[Geoffrey Leach]

On 08/10/07 15:07:05, alan wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
> 
> > Hmmmm.... interesting question. Would a US Citizen who took a 
> laptop
> > with Fedora be prosecuted for illegally exporting code in addition
> to
> > being prosecuted for illegally traveling to Cuba? Or only if the
> laptop
> > was left behind?
> 
> Depends on if you are a Republican or a Democrat.

Correct. A Republican wouldn't do it in the first place.