I wonder why NetBSD and FreeBSD main tree are still in US. They include crypto code. Does anyone know the reasons about this? It might occured big discussion when merging KAME IPsec code... At Sat, 7 Sep 2002 10:01:56 -0500 Harmon Seaver wrote: > > It would seem that the best places to publish the kernel itself and all > crypto would be countries such as Germany and Japan who are pro-free crypto. In > fact, I think it's a very bad idea to have the kernel releases done in the US at > all in the current political climate. What's the point of taking a chance of > them being comprimised? I can download kernels from Germany just as easily as I > can from the US, perhaps a tiny bit slower. > I don't understand why the linux community releases kernels in the US, > release them elsewhere and let the US mirror them. Besides, there are *no* > regulations on import of crypto to the US, only export, so the solution would > seem obvious. > > > On Sat, Sep 07, 2002 at 05:06:07PM +0200, Thomas Sjögren wrote: > > On Saturday 07 September 2002 16:36, Michael Richardson wrote: > > > > > mk> I'm not familiar with the limitations on crypto exports of > > > U.S. > > > > > > I strongly suggest that unless you want to be the Skyleroff, that > > > you become familliar with them. > > > > Check out the Crypto Law Survey and the summary of international crypto > > controls: > > http://rechten.kub.nl/koops/cryptolaw/ > > http://rechten.kub.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls-sum.htm > > > > /Thomas > > -- > > thomas@northernsecurity.net | www.northernsecurity.net > > thomas@se.linux.org | www.se.linux.org > > - > > Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/ > > -- > Harmon Seaver > CyberShamanix > http://www.cybershamanix.com > - > Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/ - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
