I thought the problem with sanctions regarding software is solved, specially open source softwares that will not be used for commercial purpose,

Anyway thanks Edward, Will be in touch to see if this problem solved we'll be happy to provide mirror for Centos.

Ehsan

On Mon, Jan 2, 2017 at 12:27 AM, Edward Dore < lists@freethought-internet.co.uk> wrote:

On 1 Jan 2017, at 18:15, Ehsan Golpayegani ehsan@hostinja.com wrote:

Hello,

We have synchronized mirror setup Iran mirror for Centos

Here is the information of our mirror server.

I would like to add our mirror to CentOs mirror list.

HTTP: http://mirrors.pol.hostinja.com/centos/ Sync schedule: Every 6 hrs Bandwidth: 1Gb Location:Tehran/Iran Sponsor: Hostinja.com http://hostinja.com Sponsor URL: http://www.hostinja.com IPv4 address to authorize: 37.228.136.66 Email contact: ehsan@hostinja.com Mirroring AltArch : no

The issues preventing official mirrors being hosted in Iran have been covered quite a bit on this list recently, for example: https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-mirror/2016-November/009985.html

Edward

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"You may not download CentOS software or technical information if you are located in one of these countries or otherwise subject to these restrictions." (https://www.centos.org/legal/, accessed 02/01/2017 at 11:30AM GMT+11:00) - This would also indicate that hosting of CentOS Mirrors in Iran, whether it be official or unofficial is not permitted.

Disclaimers: I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a U.S. citizen and I don't work for Red Hat or CentOS; my interpretation of these legal issues is only my own personal opinion.

Regards, Christopher Hawker Phone: +61 419 273 141

On 02-Jan-17 10:54 AM, Anssi Johansson wrote:

1.1.2017, 23.18, Ehsan Golpayegani kirjoitti:

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I thought the problem with sanctions regarding software is solved, specially open source softwares that will not be used for commercial purpose,

Unfortunately the export restrictions are still in place.

https://www.centos.org/legal/ states "CentOS software and technical information may be subject to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (the “EAR”) and other U.S. and foreign laws and may not be exported, re-exported or transferred (a) to any country listed in Country Group E:1 in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan & Syria)"

The Export Administration Regulations are on https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/regulations/export-administration-regulati... and specifically, the last page of the document "Supplement No. 1 to Part 740 - Country Groups" linked from that page does indeed unfortunately include Iran.

Until the U.S. administration changes its mind and changes the list, your mirror can't be added to the CentOS list of mirrors. This is unfortunate, but changing the EAR Country Groups is a political issue and definitely outside the scope of this mailing list.

disclaimers: I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a U.S. citizen and I don't work for Red Hat or CentOS; my interpretation of these legal issues is only my own personal opinion. _______________________________________________ CentOS-mirror mailing list CentOS-mirror@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror