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Date:      Thu, 28 May 1998 10:51:20 -0700
From:      Jamie Lawrence <jal@ThirdAge.com>
To:        Atipa <freebsd@atipa.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD Tunneling 
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.19980528105120.00acc500@204.74.82.151>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980527200116.28323A-100000@altrox.atipa.com>
References:  <8169.896324451@time.cdrom.com>

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At 08:03 PM 5/27/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>> > Jordan mentioned to me that Walnut Creek is in some sort of
>> > crypto-law-exempt region or something, and FreeBSD can use full-strength
>> > crypto. Jordan, care to explain? This would be a big loss to FreeBSD if
>> > this technology goes non-exportable!
>> 
>> I wouldn't worry too much about this.
>
>If you have an authoritative coder saying "this will not be available
>outside the US", I would worry, or explain to him/her why one should not.
>
>I myself would like to know why we need not worry.

My guess is that you need not worry because every major (and most
minor) crypto package released "USA only" ends up in an overseas
ftp repository within hours of release.

There seem to be a large number of people who compete to be the
first to violate the EAR.

-j

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