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US Export Controls and Open Source Technology
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Understand how open source community collaboration operates across geographic boundaries in light of United States export controls.

The following content is an updated version of the PDF article `"Understanding Open Source Technology & US Export Controls" <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/hubfs/UnderstandingOpenSourceTechnologyandUSExportControls_Whitepaper_071921.pdf?hsLang=en>`__, originally published in `July 2020 <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/resources/publications/understanding-us-export-controls-with-open-source-projects>`_ and previously updated in `July 2021 <https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/blog/understanding-us-export-controls-and-open-source-projects-2021-update>`__.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1

   Introduction <introduction>
   United States EAR <us-ear>
   EAR and OSS <ear-oss>
   Non-Standard Cryptography <non-standard-cryptography>
   Standards-Related Activities <standards-related-activities>
   Best Practices <best-practices>