[Board] One concern on obligations for OSGeo projects

[Jeroen Ticheler]

Hi Luis,
Indeed we need to discuss this and it is on the agenda for Friday's  
board meeting. This is also a point of concern to the UN and hence the  
GeoNetwork project. Frank's notes on the mailing-list discussion on  
this topic made me worry quite a bit. We may need to put those  
projects under another OSGeo local chapter or so with another  
jurisdiction if this is the case.
Ciao,
Jeroen

On Jun 4, 2008, at 8:29 AM, Luis W. Sevilla wrote:

> (Sorry for the duplicated message, I sent with the wrong address)
> Hi to everyone,
>
> From gvSIG and taking into account the comments about obligations
> for OSGeo projects, we are concerned with the implications this may  
> have.
>
>
> We want to know if being a part of OSGeo implies compliance with  
> export
> laws of US government, and among them the prohibition of being used in
> the list of banned countries, present or future, that the USA  
> government
> declares.
>
> Greetings.
>
> Hola a todos:
>
> Desde gvSIG y al hilo de los comentarios que están habiendo sobre  
> las obligaciones a la que están sujetas los proyectos que forman  
> parte de OSGeo, estamos preocupados con las implicaciones que esto  
> pueda tener.
>
> Queremos saber si ser parte de OSGeo lleva implícito el sometimiento  
> a las leyes de exportación de USA. Entre ellas la prohibición de ser  
> utilizados en la lista de los países prohibidos, actuales o futuros,  
> que declare el gobierno de USA.
>
> Saludos
> 	Luis
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