Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:53:11 -0300 From: Gonzalo Nemmi <gnemmi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Like it or not, Theo has a point... freebsd is shipping export-restricted software in the core Message-ID: <4CAD4427.6090803@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <864ocywvbk.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> References: <86fwwjyurd.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20101006215345.1a57c45c@gumby.homeunix.com> <86pqvnxbre.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <20101006174309.407e4216@scorpio> <86d3rnxadh.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> <AANLkTikMoCn_JY9u%2B2QTFqcWY9N1s4zNwPw_owtEV%2BSD@mail.gmail.com> <i8jd3u$9v1$1@dough.gmane.org> <864ocywvbk.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>
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El 07/10/2010 12:11 a.m., Randal L. Schwartz escribió: >>>>>> "Michael" == Michael Powell<nightrecon@hotmail.com> writes: > > Michael> I was under the impression that the most onerous of these > Michael> export rules and restrictions applied to crypto technology. If > Michael> this is so, what I don't quite grasp is what do crypto export > Michael> restrictions have to do with acpi? Is acpi a copyrighted, > Michael> patented, or trademark otherwise owned by some entity? Quite > Michael> possibly so as it is in contrib. I just have no idea who might > Michael> "own" it. Or how it would fall afoul of crypto export > Michael> restrictions. > > Exactly my point. Either it's crypto, and the whole distro is tainted > and should be marked as such UP FRONT, or it's not, and the paragraph > should be removed, if possible. > > Or a third alternative... use the ACPI implementation from OpenBSD, > which doesn't have such a restriction. > You just read my mind ... I was about to point out the same thing .. which I think was what inspired Theo to title his mail "FreeBSD isn't Free" ... I took it as he was making fun about the fact that they have their own acpi implementation whereas, by following acpica, FreeBSD turned out being subject to intel´s acpica copyright notice and terms. Boiling it down, Theo´s mail was nothing but a "MDIBTY ... and furthermore: we are not tiered by legal restrictions" ... and just as you said: "Like it or not, Theo has a point..." although from where I´m standing, he has two ... Best Regards Gonzalo Nemmi
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