Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 07:00:25 +1100 From: davidn@sdev.usn.blaze.net.au (David Nugent) To: jack@diamond.xtalwind.net (jack) Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD hacker dinner report... Message-ID: <199611032000.HAA07266@sdev.usn.blaze.net.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.FBS.3.95.961103122914.17983B-100000@localhost>; from jack on Nov 3, 1996 12:44:51 -0500 References: <Pine.GSO.3.95.961103015928.26252B-100000@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca> <Pine.FBS.3.95.961103122914.17983B-100000@localhost>
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--VgGw2x6xwZIg34kO jack writes: > > So does this mean the food would have to be made outside of the US, > > then sent to the US, and then SFTP'd to all those German hackers? > > No. Controlled foods originating in and destined for North America would > use DES all others would use international PGP. That allows for DoD > controls over the foods that it has classified as munitions. Just think > of the danger to national security if a Swiss hacker were to get some > cheese, or an order of borst were to end up in Russia. Damn. Which of course means that the Americans can't exchange food with the rest of the world unless they get an export license. > > Do they have pizza in Germany? ;) > I wouldn't know. Of COURSE they do! Otherwise programmers would have migrated from there long since, having no material for basic subsistance. > > (Not to neglect the Australian who started this, I think) > > As I understand it all, border routers are being programmed to block > any packets containing vegamite. That's vegEmite, of you don't mind! :-) And I'd definitely call that a prejudice, so I'm not going to send you any shimps for the barby (does anyone "chuck a shrimp on the barby"? Never heard of barbequed shrimp myself ;-)). Cheers, David Nugent, Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia Voice +61-3-791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn --VgGw2x6xwZIg34kO Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia iQCVAwUBMnv8tK0PLjnMZgUtAQEo2QP/Z5BLy3KiunW84SWs8TqToL02WOEwmFFS 0/xfMD56fWQ71Sq2nHSgP4CzTTG5LYzujB39d9GrueM8B5vNy0F/ijTkmCGJQc/W XB3N/hS9O+QqWbRVWctAsIlInRL85++LPpDkC6xR2HwBrhGHnpv69H2cxN5vv5Au XgS7SQSv5J8= =+CCI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --VgGw2x6xwZIg34kO--
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