几天到Oracle去下载了一个Oracle9i Lite,下载的时候发现如下的声明:
Oracle 技术网开发人员许可条款Export Control Restrictions
Oracle 技术网开发人员许可条款
要接受本许可,您必须同意以下所有条款:
合格性出口限制
无独有偶,在Sybase下载EBF的时候也发现在原有的授权协议之外又增加了这样一个类似的声明:
BY DOWNLOADING AND USING SYBASE SOFTWARE, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN ANY COUNTRY UNDER U.S. ECONOMIC EMBARGO (AFGHANISTAN (TALIBAN-CONTROLLED AREAS), CUBA, IRAN, IRAQ, LIBYA, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN AND SYRIA), NOT IDENTIFIED ON ANY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DENIED PERSONS LIST OR ENTITY LIST OR TREASURY DEPARTMENT DESIGNATED NATIONALS EXCLUSION LIST, AND NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION OF NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS OR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS AS SPECIFIED IN THE U.S. EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS. YOU CONFIRM YOU WILL NOT EXPORT OR RE-EXPORT THE SOFTWARE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, PLEASE SEE THE TEXT OF THE U.S. EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS
感觉无话可说,美国人一直在努力不懈的为世界修建着铁幕,不仅仅在经济、政治上,还包括技术上,如今大概是觉得现有的铁幕不够厚,要进一步的增强铁幕的修建力度了。