[CentOS-mirror] Iran CentOs mirror

"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:
>> 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-regulations-ear
> 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.
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