Crypto issue. Re: 2.3.x wish list?

Dave Cinege (dcinege@psychosis.com)
Fri, 14 May 1999 21:36:30 -0400


"G. Sumner Hayes" wrote:
>
> mark@hoist.nlcomm.com wrote:
>
> > 40-bit encryption isn't. Why not just put 40 bit as the default
> > in the kernel, but require patching to get any higher.
>
> Any encryption is illegal for export from the US without a license.
...
> The 9th Circuit court's ruling may eventually make it legal to export
> source code with crypto in it,

I'd like to this bring to the attention of people, incase any of you have
doubts of the purely evil and devious nature of the United States federal
government.

Please consider the following:
http://home.HiWAAY.net/~becraft/TREATIES.html
(For the people with ADD: The the Courts recognize treaties as a
constitutional loophole that allows the govt to ignore all it's limitation of
power. Of course this blatently defies the legislative intent of the signers of
the Constitution, but hey, who could care about that!?!?)

My opinion:
The govt knew they were eventually going to lose on this.
It is now no wonder at all why they passed the seemingly moot Wassenaar
agreement. They will simply fall back on it when the current law gets
nullified.

I will continue toexport crypto reguardless.

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