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> On Wed, 2002-04-17 at 21:50, Ryan Phillips wrote: |
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> > Gentoo provides ebuilds, source archives, and binaries for openssl, |
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> > gpg, and many other high-encryption packages off of its own website and |
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> > PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EXPORT/IMPORT AND/OR USE OF STRONG CRYPTOGRAPHY |
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> > SOFTWARE, PROVIDING CRYPTOGRAPHY HOOKS OR EVEN JUST COMMUNICATING |
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> > TECHNICAL DETAILS ABOUT CRYPTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE IS ILLEGAL IN SOME PARTS |
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> > OF THE WORLD. SO, WHEN YOU IMPORT THIS PACKAGE TO YOUR COUNTRY, RE- |
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Preston Elder wrote: |
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> Binaries and source could be a problem, however ebuilds are irrelevant |
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Prez, |
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I know you'll know this... Didnt the USA remove or relax the restrictons on software encryption exports last year, such that software was no longer considered a 'munition'? I was fairly sure they did, however I dont recall the detail. Is this still relevant ? |
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