[ubuntu-za] installing Ubuntu do not select South Africa select USA

[Lee Sharp]

On 04/28/2011 10:07 AM, Nick Michael(PtaISP) wrote:
> Hi there I have found that if I install Ubuntu and leave the country as default  (USA)  and not South Africa
> Then afterwards change toe time zone africa:johannesburg
> I can download a lot of things I could not download if I installed as South Africa without having to do anything
>
> I have also found that afterwards if search for the fastest server and it finds a server in Germany as I am using iBurst
>
> I also did the opposite and the found I still could not download certain restricted files
>
> Can someone explain this phenomenon ?
> Could it have something to do with USA Encryption Regulations ?

Interesting...  Can you give examples?  And I doubt it is a USA thing, 
as if it was, the IP would be filtered.  Probably an SA mirror thing... 
  What packages?

			Lee