Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions?

Tor Arntsen (tor@spacetec.no)
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:18:50 +0100


>> > 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.

Yep, we know that, but he asked what the rules are regarding *hooks*,
not crypto itself. If hooks are allowed (hooks don't have to be used
for crypto, they could be used for e.g. compression instead) then
that's no blocking problem.

So what *are* the French rules regarding crypto *hooks*? Anybody?

- Tor

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