"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. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-mirror mailing list > CentOS-mirror at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-mirror