Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 15:12:17 +0100 From: Roelof Osinga <roelof@nisser.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Reminder notice about FreeBSD Security Advisories Message-ID: <3A854C41.7BA1B2A1@nisser.com> References: <20010209214354.2FBD637B4EC@hub.freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102092253530.63359-100000@deneb.dbai.tuwien.ac.at> <20010209140614.A67010@mollari.cthul.hu> <3A853F1C.DED59C4B@nisser.com> <20010210053726.A45756@mollari.cthul.hu>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > > ... > And Europe, I believe. Nope. That's why I asked :). It was brought to the table as a proposal in order to make those laws more akin in the world. At least partly, since I believe there was no mention of business method patentability, just the patentability of software AKA mathematics. Fortunately the proposal didn't make the ballots. So, for the moment at least, software patents do not apply in the EU. Don't know about Japan. > > should default to installing IDEA unless USA_RESIDENT == yes? > > Perhaps you should check the makefile ;-) In a few hours. I was bating my breath awaiting the arrival of a 19" case. Alas. Baiting it didn't help, either :). Anyway, I need to install that machine ASAP, so I'll just insulate the parts a bit and see if Murphy's asleep. If so then I'll be looking at them makefiles ;). Roelof PS my mathematics have sometimes bugs, too! QED -- Home is where the (@) http://eboa.com/ is. Nisser home -- http://www.Nisser.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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