Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:57:49 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> Cc: Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.osd.bsdi.com>, "Chris D. Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Export controlled ports Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007112353340.71063-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.21.0007112326290.24115-100000@blues.jpj.net>
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Trevor Johnson wrote: > The Electronic Privacy Information Center surveyed national governments > about their laws and policies on cryptography. They found that a few > countries have restrictions on the importation or use of cryptographic > software, and that some enforce these restrictions. Keeping the crypto > stuff separate would be a convenience for FreeBSD users (if there are any) > in such places. How do you know that FreeBSD users would want this? Have you asked any? Trevor asked me to start a separate non-crypto version of the ctm lists, and I asked him that; never did get an answer, but I did find out that he said he wouldn't be interested in such a feed for himself. Trevor, if FreeBSD users don't ask for it, then it's not going to get done. I think the first task for you is to prove that folks want it, not that there are a few governments who would want to dictate to us. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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