[Fedora-marketing-list] Fedora Free Media Program - December 2006

[Marc Wiriadisastra]

On Fri, 2007-01-05 at 03:13 +0100, hymno3 wrote:
> I had the same feeling, so in that case I suggest that in the following
> page
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia/FC6DVD/December
> the phrase "(Embargoed Destination)" be "(Embargoed Destination if sent
> from US)" or something.
> After all, fedoraproject.org is on the *World* Wide Web. :)
> 
> The following page:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/Export
> reads clearly:
> "Fedora's software and/or technical data may NOT be exported/reexported,
> either directly or indirectly, to the following U.S. embargoed or
> restricted destinations: (...)"
> 
> I think this must be specified to "from the US" I guess.
> I do wonder what "exported, either directly or indirectly" means; It's
> FLOSS, and anyone connected to the internet even on Fiji can just
> download it legally, but if it's on a disk, suddenly it's a matter of US
> National Security?
> 
> regards,
> herman

Its actually related to goods.  For example you export something to
China who then re-exports it to Iran.  If the original person is
American they can get in trouble.  The laws are/were originally directed
towards hard physical goods.

HTH

Marc