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Date:      Thu, 30 Jan 2003 14:48:41 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org>
To:        "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@tcoip.com.br>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/secure/lib/libcrypto Makefile Makefile.inc des_crypt.3 opensslconf-alpha.h opensslconf-i386.h opensslconf-ia64.h opensslconf-powerpc.h opensslconf-sparc64.h src/secure/lib/libcrypto/man ASN1_OBJECT_new.3 ASN1_STRING_length.3 ... 
Message-ID:  <200301301448.h0UEmfaX045907@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:47:38 -0200." <3E392CFA.3000509@tcoip.com.br> 

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> > Rather than looking for problems, lets let this one be demand-driven.
> 
> Mmmmm. We used to have an international crypto repo and emphasis on 
> getting things to work without the crypto installed. I'm pretty sure we 
> gave up on that approach on the grounds that we _really_ can't have a 
> modern operating system without crypto (and some lawsuit results in 
> favor of crypto researchers, iirc).

As the guy who ran the ICR, I know that only too well :-).

The ICR was a response to the USA crypto export laws. As a result of
the lawsuits and subsequent loosening of USA regulations, this is
no longer necessary.

The last hurdle is software patents (of which IDEA is one of the biggest).

M
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Mark Murray
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