Hi Kern!

Am Montag, den 25.01.2010, 16:35 +0100 schrieb Kern Sibbald:
> I wasn't aware that Source Forge prohibited Open Source software from being 
> distributed in a number of countries such as yours.   It suprises me and in 
> my opinion is not a good thing, but then Source Forge is a US entity and so 
> they have no choice.

Ok, they don't have, but there are alternatives and we should take a
look at them - my opinion, of course.

> Since Bacula is developed in Switzerland, we do not have such export 
> restrictions.  However, that said, eventhough we are not directly subject to 
> US export laws, we would like to avoid any potential problems with the US 
> government, so I would hesitate to setup another server.

So, if Bacula is developed in Switzerland, why not using Origo to
distribute the software? More here: http://www.origo.ethz.ch/

Best Regards,
 Peter

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