On 20/11/2007, Joshua Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I posted this question to the forums, but I was told that asking on this > mailing list would be better. > > I am considering writing a plugin which would make use of strong > cryptographic algorithms such as AES, Twofish, Whirlpool, and SHA-2 > (basically just the standard strong encryption and hash algorithms). I am > curious if Rockbox has a policy concerning this. I can't seem to find > anything in searches, but is there precedent for this?
What would you want cryptography for on your DAP? > > Also, what country is Rockbox based in? I could better check out the legal > ramifications for myself if I knew that (I'm from America and our > cryptography export laws suck, to put it bluntly). > > In case anyone is curious, Wikipedia has a page on Export of Cryptography > which is somewhat informative (and the external links also). > > -mud > Rockbox is based in Sweden, and usually any code that is GPL-compatible would be acceptable. Jonathan
