Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:14:58 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Murray <markm@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Paul Richards <paul@originative.co.uk> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ed Makefile src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/cvs Makefile src/kerberos5 Makefile.inc src/lib/libfetch Makefile src/lib/libpam/libpam Makefile src/lib/libpam/modules/pam_krb5 Makefile src/lib/libpam/modules/pam_ksu Makefile ... Message-ID: <200408091114.58674.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200408062200.i76M0tvk068161@grimreaper.grondar.org> References: <200408062200.i76M0tvk068161@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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On Friday 06 August 2004 06:00 pm, Mark Murray wrote: > Paul Richards writes: > > It doesn't however follow that FreeBSD is always exempt from export > > controls because it might not be if your exporting it as a product, even > > if that product is just FreeBSD on a CD. > > This is just plain incorrect. If it is Open Source, it is exportable. > > > We'll always need to support > > the ability to build non-crypto releases so that it can be safely > > embedded in products that don't need crypto without encumbering the end > > product with a requirement for an export license. > > We have the ability to build a NOCRYPT _world_. For people building > appliances, that is sufficient. But people building appliances have > control over the whole manufacturing process, and the crypto-nature > of the product is therefore up to them. Open-source the OS on their > product; no problem. Make it closed source and deal with export > conditions. > > The ability to build NOCRYPT _releases_ is irrelevant. Hmm, we build the release for our "embedded" device using the FreeBSD release scripts and install using sysinstall config scripts. I don't think it is too much of a stretch to imagine that other people making appliances might do the same. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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