Michael Poole writes: > Sven Luther writes: > >> On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 08:49:14PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote: >>> >>> As a practical consideration, if the requirement extends beyond what >>> we're already doing for crypto-in-main (e.g., if it requires us to send >>> the government a copy *every time* someone downloads), I think we would >> >> And even that, i think is not acceptable. Already our current policy to >> inform >> the US governement of every contribution a member makes is an dangerous >> privacy concern. And if you would go the chinese dissident way (or maybe the >> iraqui freedom figther way :), a maintainer could get in trouble over this >> reporting. > > Come again? Under the current rules, we have to give the US > government a (single) source code copy of any software that we > distribute. The whole world can download the same software. > How does that constitute any sort of privacy concern?
We have to give the US government a copy of any software controlled by the crypto export regulations, I should say. Time for morning caffeine. Michael Poole
