Quote:b.Gallian faction ID'd ships (non-military, pirate or police factions) can move outside Gallia (this means that the ships in a. above can have escorts.)
One word prevents the Corse, Brigands, and Maquis from escorting their smuggling ships past the Taus and edges of Outcast space if they aren't in transports or freighters. Does it make sense? Not one iota. You can however, hire freelancers/mercenaries/etc to scout deeper into Sirius for you.
As Phoenix said, the announcement was very unclear and the admins have failed to clarify it. So people will do what they want until someone gets sanctioned over it. Which is BLEH, because the rule is so unclear.