NONUS installation disk?

howarddevore · 05-19-2005, 01:22 PM

hi there,
can you tell me what NONUS means anyone?

I'm looking here:
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/...s/3.0_r5/i386/

...whats the NONUS one do?

thanks in advance!

Howard

Moloko · 05-19-2005, 08:05 PM

That's Non US (United States). Those packages are not allowed in the land of the free and tagged so the Free Americans won't install them by mistake.

stimpsonjcat · 05-20-2005, 04:19 AM

if you don't intend to sell or distribute the downloaded material you can use the non US variant no matter where you live. I think it is a patent issue. the non US CDs contain patented software (in the US).
stimpy

power_pole · 05-20-2005, 04:51 AM

Quote:

if you don't intend to sell or distribute the downloaded material you can use the non US variant no matter where you live. I think it is a patent issue. the non US CDs contain patented software (in the US).

an also software that might breach the US cryptology export laws

howarddevore · 05-20-2005, 10:40 AM

Okay, thanks for the answers!
I appreciate it, I just installed my first Sarge with the help of these forums!

howard