Re: DES module in kernel?

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
17 Mar 1999 05:39:14 GMT

Followup to: <Roam.SIMC.2.0.6.921645386.17605.mre@Eng.sun.com>
By author: Mike Eisler <mre@eng.sun.com>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> > >
> > > Individuals can export products; there's no requirement that I know of
> > > that an incorporated body apply for a crypto export license. Really, anyone
> > > who wants to take the initiative can, even if Linux is truly a commons.
> > >
> >
> > The problem is that then only that one person can do the export.
>
> from his website.
>

That doesn't help anyone who makes a distribution, yadda yadda. Note
that that website already exists -- http://www.kerneli.org/ -- you
don't need more than that.

-hpa

-- 
"The user's computer downloads the ActiveX code and simulates a 'Blue
Screen' crash, a generally benign event most users are familiar with
and that would not necessarily arouse suspicions."
-- Security exploit description on http://www.zks.net/p3/how.aspb


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