Re: DES module in kernel?

Mike Eisler (mre@eng.sun.com)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 20:49:32 -0800 (PST)

> > >
> > > Individuals can export products; there's no requirement that I know of
> > > that an incorporated body apply for a crypto export license. Really, anyone
> > > who wants to take the initiative can, even if Linux is truly a commons.
> > >
> >
> > The problem is that then only that one person can do the export.
>
> Another problem is France. You'd end up needing to have linux and
> linux_for_france (like communicator and communicator_for_france on
> netscape archives) since just because you can export it doesn't mean
> other countries can legally import or use it.

indeed. The French gov't has made noises that they will relax
domestic use restrictionms, but there is talk, then there is do.

In any case, I've never heard of France attempting prosecute anyone in a
foreign country for having a web site that let French residents download
illicit crypto. Nonetheless, a web site maintainer may want to take certain
precautions to look for ".fr" in the browser's source host, lest the French
secret police bomb the web master's physical site (taking French supranational
law enforcement to sadly, precedented form).

-mre
> David.

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