Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 00:47:06 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> Cc: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: src code freeze is over for RELENG_4 Message-ID: <20000729004706.D237@parish> In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.4.21.0007281832530.339-100000@armani.yourfit.com>; from behanna@zbzoom.net on Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 06:34:45PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007281343450.43548-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <Pine.WNT.4.21.0007281832530.339-100000@armani.yourfit.com>
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On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 06:34:45PM -0400, Chris BeHanna wrote: > On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > > On Fri, 28 Jul 2000, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > > > > > Is it worth doing a (non-CD) 4.1.5 release the day after the > > > > patent expires? > > > > > > Why? It's not as if the RSA code is bundled with the system, and > > > to get it into such a state would probably take more than a day. > > > :-) > > > > In fact it should be as simple as removing a whole bunch of makefile > > gunk which is designed to keep RSA *out* of the system at present. > > Most people will already have the source file on their system anyway > > (unless they cvsup from cvsup3, which doesn't carry it) - this was > > one of the changes that went with the crypto repo unification. > > > > It should take no more than 1/2 hour + build testing time :-) > > The trouble is (as someone else pointed out), there are still > countries in which private possession of strong crypto is illegal > ( (not so)Great Britain comes to mind). So what's your problem, sonny? JFYI, crypto is now part of src-all on our mirrors. > If you bundle RSA in with the > base, then there are a whole lot of people (private and commercial) > who will no longer be able to take FreeBSD updates. > > -- > Chris BeHanna > Software Engineer (at yourfit.com) > behanna@zbzoom.net > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message -- If I buy a copy of WinDelete, and it doesn't delete Windows, am I entitled to my money back? ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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