Re: gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread Paul D. Smith
I don't know much about this, and I think it's worthwhile to investigate it more fully before moving anything, but I will give one data point: Recently an email was sent out to the OpenSSL developers list stating that they have thoroughly vetted the new changes in U.S. law/regulations/whatever, an

Re: gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
Rino Mardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >There's now an ongoing vote among developers on what to do with >non-free/non-US software thus affecting the Social Contract. Check the >social contract after this month. A correction: the proposed General Resolution in question doesn't affect non-US. -- C

Re: gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread Colin Watson
"E. Jay Berkenbilt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[I'm not currently subscribed to this list, so please cc me on responses.] Done. >After about September 20, the RSA patent has expired in the USA. >Also, earlier this year, the USA finally relaxed its export laws >concerning encryption software. (T

Re: gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread Rino Mardo
On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 01:16:34AM -0400 or thereabouts, E. Jay Berkenbilt wrote: > > [I'm not currently subscribed to this list, so please cc me on responses.] > > After about September 20, the RSA patent has expired in the USA. > Also, earlier this year, the USA finally relaxed its export laws

Re: gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread Eric G . Miller
Hmm, not sure, but I thought there was actually a change in regulations. If so, regulations have the force of law and are more difficult to change (requires public notice and hearings). Still, they can be changed without a change in the enabling legislation. -- /bin/sh ~/.signature: Command not

Re: gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread brian moore
On Sun, Oct 15, 2000 at 01:16:34AM -0400, E. Jay Berkenbilt wrote: > > [I'm not currently subscribed to this list, so please cc me on responses.] > > After about September 20, the RSA patent has expired in the USA. > Also, earlier this year, the USA finally relaxed its export laws > concerning en

gnupg, openssh post RSA patent/US encryption export laws

2000-10-15 Thread E. Jay Berkenbilt
[I'm not currently subscribed to this list, so please cc me on responses.] After about September 20, the RSA patent has expired in the USA. Also, earlier this year, the USA finally relaxed its export laws concerning encryption software. (There are still some places where you can't export encrypt