IMHO it is a risky decision. By limiting the field of use that governs what
constitutes "acceptable" behaviour of Fedora, we effectively add regulations
based on a vague feeling of "this could be somehow something that might put
Fedora at risk".
I expect a full and thorough analysis of which tools we currently ship could
be excluded under this new doctrine. Think of nmap, wireshark etc. Tools
that have a perfect use for debugging but can also be used for not-so-good
things.
With this decision, it will become hard to justify why some tools are OK and
others pose a legal risk.
I am not happy with this new policy.
Jan
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Subject: [in the news] New Legal Guideline
Hi,
Some news in German about new legal guideline on pro-linux.de:
Fedora gibt sich Richtlinie für Sicherheitssoftware
http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/16390/fedora-gibt-sich-richtlinie-fuer-sic...
Regards, vinz.
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