Re: ftp.kernel.org vs. ftp.funet.fi
gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 13:26:57 +0000 (GMT)
On 20 Apr, anderson@optical.bms.com muttered something vague about:
>>>>>> "David" == David S Miller <davem@jenolan.rutgers.edu> writes:
> David> Only if ftp.kernel.org is NOT in the USA ... I don't like to get
> David> the some kernel sources printed on papers, because the stuff is not
> David> legal to be exported out of the USA.
>
> David> If this is the case, how does Linus get it to Finland legally then?
> David> If you can't export it, how could he? ;-) just a thought...
>
> If his machine is part of an encrypted VPN to a machine in Finland and he
> edits the kernel and saves it, is it "really" exported? :-) Did it really
> ever leave Finland? Logic says no, US Government says "absolutely".
Perhaps the best solution would be to set up a machine at the Finnish
embassy in the U.S. That machine would be on Finnish soil, yet
relatively accessible....
later,
chris
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Chris Ricker gt1355b@prism.gatech.edu