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Date:      Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:27:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:      David Gilbert <dgilbert@velocet.ca>
To:        Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu>
Cc:        "James Gill" <gill@topsecret.net>, <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: OpenBSD
Message-ID:  <14266.46257.592595.362846@trooper.velocet.ca>
In-Reply-To: <v04210108b3dfec5610a1@[128.113.24.47]>
References:  <NDBBJDFMIMOCFNNCEKADOEFBCOAA.gill@topsecret.net> <v04210108b3dfec5610a1@[128.113.24.47]>

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>>>>> "Garance" == Garance A Drosihn <drosih@rpi.edu> writes:

Garance> At 12:53 AM -0400 8/13/99, James Gill wrote:
>> I dunno, perhaps this is an opportune time to try to coordinate the
>> projects?

Garance> It is always a good time to coordinate them.  The trick is in
Garance> actually doing the coordination...  :-)

Garance> I assume you're suggesting that the freebsd project pay the
Garance> openbsd project some amount such that the openbsd project
Garance> (outside the USA) could maintain some security-related pieces
Garance> meant for FreeBSD, and thus avoid the US export-control
Garance> issues?  I don't know how well that would work.  If it's
Garance> workable, it might be advantageous for both projects.

The other option, of course, is to establish a home for FreeBSD (or at 
least FreeBSD security) that is outside the non-free US :) somewhere.

Dave.

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