Download requires the completion of Software Export Compliance

Addition.
Perhaps somehow affects Sophos Crimea Guidance Note? But I'm not in the Crimea and not in Russia, and in my city do not conduct an anti-terrorist operation.

Hello Stanilevich Vladimir,

the answers to all the points are missing
it's for you to fill them out. And you're not treated special. guess you get this form regardless of the region you are in - in other words, everyone has to fill it out.

Christian

Filling out the form allows the download. This has also happened to me and I am in Australia. 

It appears ridiculous to me that we have to adhere to the U.S. regulation of software when we live in another country!! Also, if it was going to be used for nefarious acts, do you think the person would put their real details in form? Seems like a load of American bureaucratic nonsense to me.

But hey at least we don't have Trump as our president! so every cloud!

Same here living in Germany and having to fill out this bullshit form.

worst enough I'm failing it with " Export Compliance failure".

The most annoying crap bullshit i have ever seen.

Thanks

Hi Omar Khalil1 

It is required to fill in the details as per the Software export compliance. If you have questions, please contact us at export@sophos.com.

I have tried submitting this compliance form several times, had been waiting for weeks, then given up.

Since then I never heard back from anybody from Sophos.

Frankly speaking this situation builds a vivid and accurate impression on what this company is worth for.

Like I reported before, I choose different good and reliable antivirus for Linux with customer oriented support  department.

Hi Avir Testov 

Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. As I asked the same question in another thread, would you please PM me with the case number which you opened with the customer care team?

Once the form is submitted, you should be able to download the installer from the page itself.

Oddly I decided to give Sophos one more chance.  [^o)]  Free antivirus for Windows didn't impress me at all. So I made the final attempt to test Sophos for Linux.

First of all I checked "My account" to be certain that I don't have any available downloads and that my credentials are accepted by the site. [Y] Passed.

Then I followed this link: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-linux.aspx [Y]

Then "Get started": https://secure2.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-linux/download.aspx [Y]

I entered my email and name as requested, clicked "Submit".

Sophos thanked me for "interest in Sophos Antivirus for Linux" and presented text "sav-linux-free-9.tgz" along with "Download" button.

As anticipated I was immediately frightened with strong requirements to adhere export compliant policies. 

I accepted the agreement and proceeded with "Submit". [|-)]

Then I had to again enter my name and although I chose Job role "Home user/Student" that stupid form asked me about Company and Industry as mandatory fields. Isn't it ridiculous? [*-)]

Side note - can I trust personal information and intellectual property on my computer to a company which failed to develop a simple web form matching questions asked there?

Upon submitting I was praised for filling in it with another warning about the U.S. government. [li]

Pretty soon an email visited my mail box informing about "[ITCC] Export Compliance failure notification". [8o|] This fact definitely proves that at least emails from Sophos reach me and aren't lost. [H]

The email read that "If you don’t have a Sophos ID account, please click this link and create one as you will need it to access the software". Well, I have the account, I've had it for months and that never expedited issuing the license for one poor free software product.

Maybe it's worth to mention that I passed through these steps as many times as I cannot count already. [N]

I started requesting the free license in February 2020. In May 2020 the process hasn't moved any step further. This time miracle did 't happen either.

Shame on you.

Hi Avir Testov 

I sincerely apologize for this experience. This is unusual, would you please PM me the case number if you have registered with Customer care team for this issue? As they should be able to help you with this issue.