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

[hymno3]

Op za, 06-01-2007 te 14:13 +0530, schreef Rahul Sundaram:
> Nicola Losito wrote:
> > Il giorno 06/gen/07, alle ore 01:05, Behdad Esfahbod ha scritto:
> > 
> >> Everyone not in the US is free to ship to those
> >> destinations.  But advertising it on a US-based server is considered
> >> indirect exporting.  Laws are silly, yes.  So, in short, just ship and
> >> tell the list that you shipped.
> > 
> > 
> > Or, since Fedora is supposed to be a community effort having in high 
> > consideration the Freedom let's MOVE the fedoraproject wiki on an server 
> > outside USA and away from the direct control of Red Hat Inc USA.

> How will that help? Red Hat is still the legal entity behind Fedora and 
> while it has world wide presence is still headquartered in the US. When 
> you realize that other countries are being strong armed to support 
> things like software patents and pretty much every region has its own 
> set of silly laws (I think there was a even regular TV Show about it), 
> running away from the problem is not going to help.
> 
> Rahul

I wouldn't care where the servers are.
Furthermore, I don't think we can equate the present US regime with the
very decent American software firm RHAT.

So, the only question I now have is, where in Iran do I send these
CDs? ;) (I'm new on this list)


<off-topic> I think it's 'dangerous' for this mailing list to get into
too much of a political discussion, but I think America is definitely on
a sliding slope of anti-constitutional laws. The US is (on the brink of
being) a police state. The Patriot Act is a horror novel. Read it!

Americans on this list, defend your civil liberties, your human rights
and privacy ~ and then I'm only even mentioning domestic policies.

Remember the English lady that said after the 7/7 attacks in London, "I
think we should give up liberty for freedom". [sic] </off-topic>

regards,
Herman, nl, eu