On 20 August 2012 21:26, Joshua D. Drake <j...@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > On 08/20/2012 01:21 PM, Josh Berkus wrote: >> >> >> >>> I don't think US export regulations are the only issue. Some other >>> countries (mostly the usual suspects) forbid the use of crypto software. >>> If we build more crypto functions into the core we make it harder to use >>> Postgres legally in those places. > > > I fail to see how that is our problem. We shouldn't make the software less > useful because of those places.
Agreed. I find the idea of some secret policeman urging the use of MySQL because it doesn't have a built-in SHA-1 cryptographic hash function seems extremely far-fetched. The BitTorrent protocol uses SHA-1 to validate chunks, and it has been variously estimated that 10% - 50% of all internet traffic is BitTorrent traffic. SHA-1 is also integral to the way that git makes content effectively tamper-proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8#t=56m -- Peter Geoghegan http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training and Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
