On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, George Bonser wrote:

> On Thu, 7 Aug 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > There are legal problems putting PGP on the CDs: if it were included, the
> > CDs could not be exported out of the USA (you have some _weird_ 
> > regulations).
> > Also, the copyright conditions on packages in the "non-free" section
> > do not allow them to be put on CDs.
> 
> Hell, even getting onto an international flight with PGP installed on you
> laptop can get you arrested and thrown into prison if they want to get all
> anal about it.

Actually no.  Not anymore at least.  Americans are allowed to take
encryption overseas, on condition 1) that it's only temporary and 2) that
they don't give it to anyone.

Shaya


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