From 208a71db5584e005533a8489647214f83a6f4763 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Miller Date: Jan 12 2022 19:45:45 +0000 Subject: Add note on legal restrictions. See https://pagure.io/Fedora-Council/tickets/issue/377 --- diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc index 8c7c8f8..7cd03ad 100644 --- a/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/nav.adoc @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ ** xref:policy/guiding-policy.adoc[Guiding Policy] ** xref:policy/policy-change-policy.adoc[Policy Change Policy] ** xref:policy/edition-promotion-policy.adoc[Edition Promotion Policy] +** xref:policy/legal.adoc[Legal Statements] ** xref:policies.adoc[Additional Policies] * Council Procedures ** xref:procedures/welcome.adoc[Welcome to Council] diff --git a/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/legal.adoc b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/legal.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bfebd31 --- /dev/null +++ b/council/modules/ROOT/pages/policy/legal.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +== International Restrictions + +By contributing to and/or downloading Fedora content, +you acknowledge that you understand all of the following: +Fedora 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 a prohibited destination country under +the EAR and +the U.S. Department of Treasury, +Office of Foreign Assets Controls +(currently +Cuba, +Iran, +North Korea, +Syria, +and +the Crimea Region of Ukraine, +subject to change as posted by the United States government); +(b) to any prohibited destination or to any end user +who has been prohibited from participating in U.S. export transactions by +any federal agency of the U.S. government; or +(c) for use in connection with the design, +development or production of +nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, +or rocket systems, space launch vehicles, or sounding rockets, +or unmanned air vehicle systems. +You may not contribute to Fedora or +download Fedora software or technical information +if you are located in one of these countries or otherwise +subject to these restrictions. +You may not provide Fedora software or +technical information to individuals or +entities located in one of these countries or +otherwise subject to these restrictions. +You are also responsible for compliance with +foreign law requirements applicable to the import, +export and use of Fedora software and technical information. + +Fedora software in source code and binary code form are publicly available +and are not subject to the EAR in accordance with ยง742.15(b). + +=== Note + +Export rules are very hard and very complicated. + +Sponsors (or any other contributors) in Fedora +should not make any effort to determine a contributor's +nationality, country of origin, or area of residence. +If a potential contributor independently (and explicitly) reveals their +nationality, country of origin, or area of residence, and that +nationality, country of origin, or area of residence +is in one of the export +restricted countries +(as listed above) +then they are required to bring that information +to the attention of Fedora Legal.