Like it or not,
Theo has a point... freebsd is shipping export-restricted software
in the core
Randal L. Schwartz
merlyn at stonehenge.com
Wed Oct 6 19:40:55 UTC 2010
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.os.openbsd.misc/178267
And yes, there it is, in /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/acpica/hardware/hwsleep.c:
* 4.3. Licensee shall not export, either directly or indirectly, any of this
* software or system incorporating such software without first obtaining any
* required license or other approval from the U. S. Department of Commerce or
* any other agency or department of the United States Government. In the
* event Licensee exports any such software from the United States or
* re-exports any such software from a foreign destination, Licensee shall
* ensure that the distribution and export/re-export of the software is in
* compliance with all laws, regulations, orders, or other restrictions of the
* U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Licensee agrees that neither it nor
* any of its subsidiaries will export/re-export any technical data, process,
* software, or service, directly or indirectly, to any country for which the
* United States government or any agency thereof requires an export license,
* other governmental approval, or letter of assurance, without first obtaining
* such license, approval or letter.
So, is such approval on file with the FreeBSD Foundation?
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