Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 10:49:44 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>, Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New port with DES stuff Message-ID: <19980604104944.K22406@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199806030916.SAA02507@cain.gsoft.com.au>; from Daniel O'Connor on Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 06:46:52PM %2B0930 References: <19980603111214.15508@follo.net> <199806030916.SAA02507@cain.gsoft.com.au>
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On Wed, 3 June 1998 at 18:46:52 +0930, Daniel O'Connor wrote: > >> 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...) > > Hmm.. I just realised that its a UK site, but the DES code was written in the > US origionally?! My understanding is that it was written in Australia. >> (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). > > Even better, no one in the US can download this.. Not correct. > Well.. Sounds very confused.. I am :) > > Can someone else clear this up? You can import DES code to the US, you just can't export it again. You are not expected to understand this. Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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