Roozbeh Pournader wrote:
I was wondering if I can do anything about not being able to use Fedora Core legally. To use software that is partly my own (I am a copyright co-holder for Mozilla, FriBidi, GNOME translations (sometimes under the name "FarsiWeb", Pango, etc), I need to "warrant that I am not located in Iran":
Odd isn't it. Something you created, you cannot use because of longstanding feud between your country and the US.
http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/fedora/linux/core/test/2.91/x86_64/os/eula....
But the problem is that I live there, and have been living there while working on all those pieces of software
However the trade sanctions between the USA (where this agreement was created) and the named countries (Iraq, Iran, Cuba, etc.) is quite clear. At first I thought this was the standard "128 bit encryption" that the US Government doesn't want in "unfriendly" hands. But the wording tells me that this applies to the whole software. As long as Fedora as a whole is a product of USA origins, then I'm afraid that you won't be able to "legally" use the software. Then again I think most computer software of USA based companies falls into that prohibition, including Micro$not.
I would appreciate any kind of comment or recommendations, on-list or off-list. This has somehow created a mental problem for me...
Roozbeh Pournader
Ooo. Ick. [Standard disclaimer: IANAL] Yes Red Hat is pretty much REQUIRED to restrict distribution of this software to the nations on the list. There is a clause that with a proper permit and government clearances and a guarantee that this software won't be used to make or control WMD's ... that could be your only legal option.