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Date:      Sun, 12 Mar 2000 11:13:52 -0500
From:      Jim Bloom <bloom@acm.org>
To:        obrien@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>, Peter Wemm <peter@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:  <38CBC240.CB885AAB@acm.org>
References:  <20000228152810.B20940@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002281756270.90272-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <20000228184307.A56434@dragon.nuxi.com>

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David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Feb 28, 2000 at 06:05:58PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> >
> > Garrett didn't want me to do this because of potential liability to mirror
> > sites who carry RSA code which someone then abuses.
> 
> That argument does not hold water as we don't protect others from DES and
> other crypto code in src/crypto and on the CD.  If MIT has an issue due
> to it's special relationship to the RSA code/patent, MIT mirrors can add
> the files to an exclude list.

As a user of the MIT cvsup host, I really don't want to start looking at what
each cvsup mirror carries.  If each site picks and chooses because of minor
disagreements, no site will be worth using.  The current state with two versions
is enough.

> 
> > It's really no trouble to add the code back in on 21-Sept..
> 
> It should be added now, before internat and freefall diverge enough that
> it is a PITA in September.  Also, it means that USA people do not get the
> CVS history on changes between now and Sept.  Personally I use ``cvs
> log'' quite a bit and do not want to be subject to a disconnect if I am
> looking at the history of RSA code in the future.

Can a repo copy from internat to freefall be done?

Jim Bloom
bloom@acm.org


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