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Date:      Tue, 29 Feb 2000 13:47:26 +0800
From:      Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>
Cc:        nate@yogotech.com (Nate Williams), obrien@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/crypto/openssl/apps speed.c src/crypto/openssl/crypto/err err_all.c src/crypto/openssl/crypto/rsa rsa_stubs.c rsa.h rsa_eay.c rsa_lib.c src/crypto/openssl/rsaref rsar_err.c rsaref.c rsaref.h src/secure/lib Makefile src/secure/lib/libcrypto Makefile ... 
Message-ID:  <20000229054726.D41F51CE2@overcee.netplex.com.au>
In-Reply-To: Message from "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>  of "Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:13:22 PST." <21864.951801202@zippy.cdrom.com> 

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"Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote:
> > Because it's illegal for you, a USA-citizen, to use the international
> > RSA code due to licensing (not export) laws.
> 
> I think he was referring to "have", not "use."  In other words, David
> wants to know why it can't just lie fallow in the repository and
> require that someone explicitly choose to use it, that ostensibly only
> happening outside the US until October.

I've heard concerns that *distributing* it is a potential problem, let alone
on CDROMs that are sold.  Having it is ok, but using or distributing is where
it gets messy.

Cheers,
-Peter



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