Whoever is "in charge" of Linux will need to seek legal counsel versed in
these issues. The U.S. has relaxed export control laws, and so export of 56 bit
DES is possible (I've done it), and legal, but only with an appropriate export
control license.
I can provide the name of a competent attorney, if anyone is interested.
It is possible to get export control licenses without legal assistance,
but it's no doubt easier to have a point person who works a few minutes
away from the relevant gov't agencies in the D.C. area.
>
> Then again, according to the Wassenaar agreement which the US also signed,
> they agreed to some odd clause saying 'if the encryption is in the public
> domain then export is legal'.
The U.S. doesn't implement this part of Wassenaar.
>
> Paul
> --
>
> My clients possible criminal reputation is not the issue here [today]
>
> --- Hermans, lawyer representing Scientology in the Netherlands
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