Debian or Arch or Ubuntu never ask for my confirmation ?

Example :

You acknowledge that openSUSE Leap 15.3 is subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (the EAR) and you agree to comply with the EAR. You will not export or re-export openSUSE Leap 15.3 directly or indirectly, to: (1) any countries that are subject to US export restrictions; (2) any end user who you know or have reason to know will utilize openSUSE Leap 15.3 in the design, development or production of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, or rocket systems, space launch vehicles, and sounding rockets, or unmanned air vehicle systems, except as authorized by the relevant government agency by regulation or specific license; or (3) any end user who has been prohibited from participating in the US export transactions by any federal agency of the US government. By downloading or using openSUSE Leap 15.3, you are agreeing to the foregoing and you are representing and warranting that You are not located in,under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list. In addition, you are responsible for complying with any local laws in Your jurisdiction which may impact Your right to import, export or use openSUSE Leap 15.3. Please consult the Bureau of Industry and Security web page www.bis.doc.gov before exporting items subject to the EAR. It is your responsibility to obtain any necessary export approvals.

  • Hobbes_Dent
    arrow-up
    41
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    6 months ago
    edit-2
    6 months ago
    link
    fedilink

    It is my limited understanding that encryption beyond a certain level is illegal to export from the US. For example one of the positives of OpenBSD being based in Canada was is the ability to include crypto at a level that that the US wouldn’t permit to export.

    From https://www.openbsd.org/crypto.html

    Edit: tense

    • Possibly linuxEnglish
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      6 months ago
      edit-2
      6 months ago
      link
      fedilink

      It hasn’t been illegal for a while now. Encryption is protected under free speech. (The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in our favor)

    • NaNEnglish
      arrow-up
      13
      arrow-down
      0
      ·
      6 months ago
      edit-2
      6 months ago
      link
      fedilink

      Wouldn’t at the time. A lot of the restrictions on encryption algorithms themselves were loosened in the 90s after successful court cases ruling that source code was free speech.

    • cygnus
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      6 months ago
      link
      fedilink

      OpenBSD being based in Canada

      Huh, TIL That’s cool!

    • lokiEnglish
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      0
      ·
      6 months ago
      edit-2
      6 months ago
      link
      fedilink

      deleted by creator