FreeBSD vs Russian's laws

[Rick N]

"...So please stop spreading FUD and crying wolf, people.
You're definitely not doing FreeBSD a favour...."

 

 Nobody was "trying" to spread FUD, or a disfavour to FreeBSD here Oli,

 

I simply didn't understand exactly what he meant early on in this thread, and still not exactly sure,

 but thanks for looking into these quotes.


Rick.

 

 
> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 08:21:04 +0100
> From: olli at lurza.secnetix.de
> To: freebsd-chat at FreeBSD.ORG
> CC: 
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Russian's laws
> 
> Hi,
> 
> >From what was quoted so far, it seems that the Russian
> government requires software to be certified if it is
> being used to handle "state secrets" (and other kinds
> of restricted information of the government) and to
> drive "environmentally hazardous facilities" (which
> probably includes nuclear power plants, oil refineries
> and the like).
> 
> I really don't see what's the big problem with that.
> Many countries have regulations like that, and I even
> think that they make sense (to a certain degree).
> 
> None of the quotes I have seen so far indicate that
> FreeBSD cannot be used anymore for generic purposes
> in the industry, let alone in private homes.
> 
> So please stop spreading FUD and crying wolf, people.
> You're definitely not doing FreeBSD a favour.
> 
> Best regards
> Oliver
> 
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