>> It does seem MAD that the US govt. will restrict you from
>> exporting crypto that is freely available outside the US.
>> Obviously they think that a terrorist or drug lord is too dumb
>> to go to www.pgpi.com to get the same program they aren't
>> allowed to get from www.pgp.com!
> The people making those descisions mostly don't even know what
> encryption means. They only know it is something dangerous and
> probably criminal that could take away their power over people.
All too true...
> So, what about IMporting crypto? I mean, the kernel isn't
> actually _produced_ in the USA, is it? Or where do the official
> releases come from, geographically?
Since Linus works in the USA (memory says for Transmeta in
California), and he's the one making the official releases, I'd
presume that's where the official releases come from...
Best wishes from Riley.
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