Re: Linux crypto patch for 2.3 kernels

From: Mike A. Harris (mharris@meteng.on.ca)
Date: Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:50:49 EST

On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Marc Mutz wrote:

>Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 19:17:04 +0100
>From: Marc Mutz <Marc@Mutz.com>
>To: Andrew Pam <xanni@glasswings.com.au>
>Cc: DAVID BALAZIC <david.balazic@uni-mb.si>, LINUX-KERNEL@vger.rutgers.edu
>Subject: Re: Linux crypto patch for 2.3 kernels
>
>Andrew Pam wrote:
>>
><snip>
>> > > hope that as a result of the new US regulations on crypto export that take
>> > > effect today this can be included in the official kernels soon.
>> >
><snip>
>> desirable, I believe that the new regulations now in place already permit
>> encryption to be included in the standard Linux kernels as I suggested.
>>
><snip>
>
>Is USA the only country in the world with strange crypto export
>regulations? Let's not make the main linux kernel illegal for people
>living in such countries...

Why not? If the USA relaxes, then I'm sure others will due to
pressure. The ones that matter anyways... Who cares if
Millenium island can legally use the official kernel?

... 

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