Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?

Alan Olsen (alano@adams.pcx.ncd.com)
Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:46:07 -0800


On Jan 12, 2:37pm, Alexander Kjeldaas wrote:
> Subject: Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?
> On Tue, Jan 12, 1999 at 12:35:28PM +0000, Matthew Kirkwood wrote:
> > On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Alexander Kjeldaas wrote:
> >
> > > According to
> > > http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2557828890-57c.
> > > the US will relax its crypto restrictions to a point where exporting
> > > DES is legal. This potentially means that a lot of stuff that hasn't
> > > been in the kernel now could be integrated.
> >
> > If you don't want French people using Linux...
> >
>
> What are the French rules regarding crypto hooks?

You are allowed to dangle from them until dead.

Useful Crypto is illegal in France.

-- 
Alan Olsen

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