[Lazarus] Sourceforge and Cuba

[Hans-Peter Diettrich]

Graeme Geldenhuys schrieb:

>> Because FPC contains for example a blowfish unit, 
>> http://svn.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/trunk/packages/fcl-base/src/blowfish.pp?view=markup,
>> I think I cannot choose the first option.
> 
> 
> Does that still apply to FPC, even if the original author of FPC (Florian),
> and most contributors to FPC are all non-American citizens?

The regulations apply to most countries, only the procedures may vary.

> Either way, such "American" restrictions are ridiculous. Host your own
> projects on your own server or move the project to somebody like BerliOS
> (hosted outside USA) and be done with the issues.

Not very likely :-(

> SourceForge is simply
> passing the liability onto the project admins - very sneaky!

It's the best a hoster can do. It depends on local law, whether a hoster 
is liable for hosted content (not very common, IMO), but in any case the 
provider of the content is responsible for conforming to the 
international regulations, as implemented in his local law.

DoDi