From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Jun 3 18:20:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA23238 for freebsd-ports-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 18:20:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA23187 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 18:20:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) id KAA08556; Thu, 4 Jun 1998 10:49:44 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19980604104944.K22406@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 10:49:44 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: "Daniel O'Connor" , Eivind Eklund Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New port with DES stuff References: <19980603111214.15508@follo.net> <199806030916.SAA02507@cain.gsoft.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199806030916.SAA02507@cain.gsoft.com.au>; from Daniel O'Connor on Wed, Jun 03, 1998 at 06:46:52PM +0930 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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