From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Jun 3 02:13:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id CAA04749 for freebsd-ports-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:13:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.yes.no (ns1.yes.no [195.119.24.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id CAA04744 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 02:13:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from eivind@bitbox.follo.net) Received: from bitbox.follo.net (bitbox.follo.net [195.204.143.218]) by ns1.yes.no (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id JAA22175; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 09:12:39 GMT Received: (from eivind@localhost) by bitbox.follo.net (8.8.8/8.8.6) id LAA29518; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 11:12:14 +0200 (MET DST) Message-ID: <19980603111214.15508@follo.net> Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 11:12:14 +0200 From: Eivind Eklund To: "Daniel O'Connor" , ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New port with DES stuff References: <199806030225.LAA14080@cain.gsoft.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.89.1i In-Reply-To: <199806030225.LAA14080@cain.gsoft.com.au>; from Daniel O'Connor on Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 11:55:08AM +0930 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 11:55:08AM +0930, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > I am porting a new piece of software, and it contains 'public domain > DES software'. Now I think it's OK for me to export/import it, and > it doesn't violate patent or trade agreements, but I'm not sure.. If the code was written outside the US, it should be OK for you to do this. There are two unrelated mainstream problems: (a) Crypto may not be exported from the US. If you download it, I believe you're in violation of the trade agreements. (I've no idea how this apply if you download it off somebody that has already broken the agreements...) (b) RSA is patented in the US, so americans can only use the RSAref implementation. The problem expire in a +- 1 year (but there might be other PK patents that still apply). I'm not a lawyer etc. Eivind. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message