On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Marc Schwartz wrote: > > > > Even if the softwares aren't distributed in the prohibited countries? > > Or Fedora isn't an internatial project? E.g. the Translation Project > > suggests so. > > > RH is a U.S. company operating under U.S. law. Microsoft is a U.S. > company operating under U.S. law. > > If Microsoft sues RH, under whose jurisdiction do you think that a civil > trial would take place? Tasmania? Probably you noticed I'm not a lawyer :-) So you mean RH can be trialed in the US if a RH partner in Tasmania supports things forbidden in US? Or you mean they don't know and they think it isn't worth investigating? If they think it's not worth why don't they say so if always asked? > As I said, you have the option of downloading the components from other > sources or using another distribution. Yes, I keep recommending the later to those who needs it for a year but somehow they aren't always very pleased with that answer :-) Szaka
