I have received th following from Sourceforge

"Hello SourceForge project administrator,

SourceForge has project settings to help you comply with regulations
governing distribution of software to persons from certain countries
(aka Export Controls).	We've had some recent questions about these
settings, so have sent out this note to all administrators to make
sure all projects have this information.

By default, software downloads initiated by visitors from Sudan, North
Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba are blocked.

A project administrator may disable this blocking if they conclude
that their project is *not* subject to US export-related regulations
or any prohibitions of applicable jurisdictions:
1. Project Admin -> Project Settings.
2. Find the "Export Control" section.
3. Tick the first radio button under "Export Control" and click "Update".

We at SourceForge are committed to the ideals of free and open source
software, including the principle of free exchange of information. Our
approach to access control is intended to empower you and reward your
continued trust.  We recognize, however, that our approach isn't the
completely free access to everything for everyone that some would
like.  As a US-based web site, SourceForge is committed to complying
fully with US laws and regulations, including those affecting the
distribution of software.  We will continue to work as diligently as
possible to ensure that our legal compliance is coupled with the
highest quality of service that we can offer to our diverse, global
user base.
"

While not for a minute accepting US jurisdiction I am not sure if we
have any encryption -- for example is MP3 encryption?  or ogg?  or
FLAC?  Is Csound a weapon?

This is a serious enquiry as the US Government seems to think it is
entitled to extradite anyone it wished for any reason.

==John ffitch

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Maybe the most sensible would be to disable the Export Control
(allowing world wide distribution) as a first measure, and if we get
problems we look for an alternative service for distribution of
Csound.
Oeyvind

2010/7/1 john ffitch :
> I have received th following from Sourceforge
>
> "Hello SourceForge project administrator,
>
> SourceForge has project settings to help you comply with regulations
> governing distribution of software to persons from certain countries
> (aka Export Controls).  We've had some recent questions about these
> settings, so have sent out this note to all administrators to make
> sure all projects have this information.
>
> By default, software downloads initiated by visitors from Sudan, North
> Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba are blocked.
>
> A project administrator may disable this blocking if they conclude
> that their project is *not* subject to US export-related regulations
> or any prohibitions of applicable jurisdictions:
> 1. Project Admin -> Project Settings.
> 2. Find the "Export Control" section.
> 3. Tick the first radio button under "Export Control" and click "Update".
>
> We at SourceForge are committed to the ideals of free and open source
> software, including the principle of free exchange of information. Our
> approach to access control is intended to empower you and reward your
> continued trust.  We recognize, however, that our approach isn't the
> completely free access to everything for everyone that some would
> like.  As a US-based web site, SourceForge is committed to complying
> fully with US laws and regulations, including those affecting the
> distribution of software.  We will continue to work as diligently as
> possible to ensure that our legal compliance is coupled with the
> highest quality of service that we can offer to our diverse, global
> user base.
> "
>
> While not for a minute accepting US jurisdiction I am not sure if we
> have any encryption -- for example is MP3 encryption?  or ogg?  or
> FLAC?  Is Csound a weapon?
>
> This is a serious enquiry as the US Government seems to think it is
> entitled to extradite anyone it wished for any reason.
>
> ==John ffitch
>
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Yes, and I think encryption refers to data encryption rather than data
compression, so Csound should definitely be fine...

Cheers,
Andrés

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:39 PM, Oeyvind Brandtsegg  wrote:
> Maybe the most sensible would be to disable the Export Control
> (allowing world wide distribution) as a first measure, and if we get
> problems we look for an alternative service for distribution of
> Csound.
> Oeyvind
>
> 2010/7/1 john ffitch :
>> I have received th following from Sourceforge
>>
>> "Hello SourceForge project administrator,
>>
>> SourceForge has project settings to help you comply with regulations
>> governing distribution of software to persons from certain countries
>> (aka Export Controls).  We've had some recent questions about these
>> settings, so have sent out this note to all administrators to make
>> sure all projects have this information.
>>
>> By default, software downloads initiated by visitors from Sudan, North
>> Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba are blocked.
>>
>> A project administrator may disable this blocking if they conclude
>> that their project is *not* subject to US export-related regulations
>> or any prohibitions of applicable jurisdictions:
>> 1. Project Admin -> Project Settings.
>> 2. Find the "Export Control" section.
>> 3. Tick the first radio button under "Export Control" and click "Update".
>>
>> We at SourceForge are committed to the ideals of free and open source
>> software, including the principle of free exchange of information. Our
>> approach to access control is intended to empower you and reward your
>> continued trust.  We recognize, however, that our approach isn't the
>> completely free access to everything for everyone that some would
>> like.  As a US-based web site, SourceForge is committed to complying
>> fully with US laws and regulations, including those affecting the
>> distribution of software.  We will continue to work as diligently as
>> possible to ensure that our legal compliance is coupled with the
>> highest quality of service that we can offer to our diverse, global
>> user base.
>> "
>>
>> While not for a minute accepting US jurisdiction I am not sure if we
>> have any encryption -- for example is MP3 encryption?  or ogg?  or
>> FLAC?  Is Csound a weapon?
>>
>> This is a serious enquiry as the US Government seems to think it is
>> entitled to extradite anyone it wished for any reason.
>>
>> ==John ffitch
>>
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