Joris van der Hoeven <Joris.VanDerHoeven@math.u-psud.fr> writes:
> I think that there are several things you may do:
>
> * Contact the GNU folks and their legal experts.
> Drawback: if they decide that the restriction is incompatible
> with the GPL, then they will ask you to quickly change
> the license or get things straight.
>
> * Bother the DOE and ask them what they propose to
> make their restrictions compatible with the GPL.
> Drawback: they may become irritated and not allow to
> do you anything anymore afterwards.
>
> * Change the license to a BSD-like license which includes
> the export restriction and ask DOE to confirm that
> they don't object to that. Drawback: you need the permission
> of *all* contributors to the free version of Maxima and
> you need to be sure that this is really what you want.
>
Why not:
* Merge the restriction into the GPL and call it
GPL-with-restriction-to-distribute-to-axis-of-evil?
Nicolas.