[PLUTO-help] CD Debian

lkk lkk a interfree.it
Ven 11 Giu 2004 20:28:06 CEST


Il ven, 2004-06-11 alle 19:16, Carlo ha scritto:
> Ok, mi rispondo da solo:
> 
> *What is the difference between the normal "1" and the "1_NONUS" CDs?*
> 
> There are two variants of the binary-1 CD, one with and one without 
> software of the "non-US" category. The non-US software cannot be legally 
> stored on servers that are located in the USA - formerly, the reason for 
> this used to be that it contained strong cryptographic code, today it is 
> that the programs use algorithms covered by US patents.
> 
> Everyone should fetch the non-US variant for private use; the 
> "non-non-US" variant is useful only for US-based mirrors and vendors. 
> The other binary CDs do not contain any "US-sensitive" software; they 
> work perfectly well with either variant of the binary-1 CD.
> 
> A similar story holds for the source-1 and source-1_NONUS variants.
> 
> E' quindi solo una questione di brevetti (software), quindi credo che ci 
> convenga scaricare i non-US.
> 
Grazie mille!
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