Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 16 May 1999 11:42:47 +0100 (GMT) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: 2.3.x wish list? |
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On Fri, 14 May 1999, Michael B. Trausch wrote:
> > - Encryption at the IP level (IPsec?) > > > > Non-exportable, so cannot go into the standard kernel. > > Wrong. There is a court ruling that says that if source code to > encryption is available, then the encryption is ruled as speech and as > such, it is unconstitutional to limit the exportation of it.
Great. You just made Linux illegal in France. (Actually, it's just /use/ rather than import/export, isn't it?)
There's much more to the kernel crypto issue that just the USA's export rules.
Matthew.
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