Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?

Paul Wouters (paul@xtdnet.nl)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:23:15 +0100 (MET)


On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Alexander Kjeldaas wrote:

> > If you don't want French people using Linux...
> >
>
> What are the French rules regarding crypto hooks?

Didn't the French sign the Wassenaar Agreement? (www.wassenaar.org)
that means they would also need to change their laws to allow the "encryption
that is in the public domain". Ofcourse, that entire sentence renders wassenaar
useless, so prob none will implement that rule.

Politcs, ugh :)

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